# CVE-2006-2228: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in w-Agora (aka Web-Agora) 4.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in w-Agora (aka Web-Agora) 4.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a post with a BBCode tag that contains a JavaScript event name followed by whitespace before the '=' (equals) character, which bypasses a restrictive regular expression that attempts to remove onmouseover and other events.

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/847
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432457/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17751
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27783

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