Analyst readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2006-0463 is a reported cross-site scripting issue in IdeoContent Manager. A remote attacker could inject script or HTML through specific page parameters, potentially affecting users who visit crafted content. The public bundle does not provide severity, affected versions, a patch, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as an exposure-confirmation task unless IdeoContent Manager is found in production. If present on an internet-facing site, prioritize remediation because XSS can undermine user trust, session integrity, and customer-facing web workflows.
Technical view
The CVE describes XSS in IdeoContent Manager involving the goto_id parameter in index.php and the page parameter in news_full.php. The record lacks CVSS, CWE, CPE, and version detail. Validation should focus on whether any deployed IdeoContent Manager instance exposes those routes and reflects untrusted parameter values.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to organizations still running IdeoContent Manager with the named PHP endpoints reachable. The source bundle does not identify affected versions or supported product branches, so asset confirmation is required before prioritizing remediation.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. The issue is remotely reachable in principle because the described inputs are web parameters, but exploitability depends on the application behavior in a deployed instance.
Researcher notes
Public evidence is sparse and historical. The CVE names vulnerable parameters but not versions, vendor remediation, CVSS, or CWE. Avoid assuming active exploitation or broad product impact. Research should verify product presence, route behavior, and whether the application is still maintained.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor or maintainer guidance for any fixed IdeoContent Manager release.
- Retire or isolate IdeoContent Manager if it is unsupported or no longer needed.
- Apply strict server-side validation for affected parameters.
- Use context-appropriate output encoding before rendering parameter-derived content.
- Consider CSP as defense-in-depth, not a substitute for fixing XSS.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems for IdeoContent Manager and exposed PHP endpoints.
- Confirm whether index.php accepts goto_id from untrusted users.
- Confirm whether news_full.php accepts page from untrusted users.
- Review application code for reflected, unencoded parameter output.
- Check web logs for unusual requests targeting the named parameters.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 22712CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
- 22713CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
- http://osvdb.org/ref/22/22712-ideocontent.txtCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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