CVE-2006-2501

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP9 and earlier, Java System Web Server 6.1 SP4 and earlier, Sun ONE Application Server 7 Platform and Standard Edition Update 6 and earlier, and Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Standard and Enterprise Edition Update 2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown attack vectors, possibly involving error messages.

Published: 2006-05-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2501 is rated Moderate Risk (58.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.44%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2501

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-13 6.57% 6.44% -0.13%
2 2025-03-30 5.62% 6.57% +0.95%
3 2025-03-29 — 5.62% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2501

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2501

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-2501

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product releases: Sun, ONE Web Server, 6.0 SP10 or later Sun, Java System Web Server, 6.1 SP5 or later Sun, ONE Application Server, 7.0 Platform Update 7 or later Sun, ONE Application Server, 7.0 Standard Update 7 or later Sun, Java System Application Server, 7.0 2004Q2 Standard Update 3 or later Sun, Java System Application Server, 7.0 2004Q2 Enterprise Update 3 or later

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2501

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_application_server <= 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:*:ur2:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server <= 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:*:ur2:standard:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server <= 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_web_server 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_web_server:6.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_application_server <= 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_application_server:*:update_6:platform:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_application_server <= 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_application_server:*:update_6:standard:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_application_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_application_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_application_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_application_server:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_application_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_application_server:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_application_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_application_server:7.0:*:platform:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_application_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_application_server:7.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_web_server <= 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_web_server:*:sp9:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_web_server:6.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_web_server:6.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_web_server:6.0:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_web_server:6.0:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_web_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_web_server:6.0:sp8:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2501

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