Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 500 Internal Server Error page on the SOAP port (8880/tcp) in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.x before 5.1.1.12, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is contained in a FAULTACTOR element on this page. NOTE: some sources have reported the element as "faultfactor," but this is likely erroneous.
CVE-2006-2431
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 85.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 17, 2006
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (32)
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20032
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/910
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017170
- cve@mitrehttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB550&q1=PK16492&uid=swg1PK22416&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=
- cve@mitrehttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012064
- cve@mitrehttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012163
- cve@mitrehttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK16602&apar=only
- cve@mitrehttp://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK26181&apar=only
- cve@mitrehttp://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-November/001112.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20061031-00727.pdf?lang=en
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/25371
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450704/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21018
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-28981✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 13, 2006
IBM Websphere 6.0 - 'Faultactor' Cross-Site Scripting
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