Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions 6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the actionID parameter in ads-readerext and (2) the op parameter in AlterCast. NOTE: it is not clear whether the vendor advisory addresses this issue.
- Published
- Apr 13, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 12.1% · 96th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
14
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 10 / 40 · 2.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 12.1%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | document server | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:document_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- adobe document server6.0
Same product
adobe: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-1788Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions 6.0, during log on, provides different error messages depending on whether the user ID is valid 11Monitor
- CVE-2006-1787Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions 6.0 includes a user's session (jsession) ID in the HTTP Referer header, which allows remote atta11Monitor
- CVE-2006-1182Adobe Graphics Server 2.0 and 2.1 (formerly AlterCast) and Adobe Document Server (ADS) 5.0 and 6.0 allows local users to read files with cer10Monitor
- CVE-2006-1785Adobe Document Server for Reader Extensions 6.0 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script via a leading (1) ftp or (28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2006-04-13 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2006-04-13 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1 d
- Published
- TodayOct 2, 2026+7476 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/322699.html
- www.osvdb.org/24589
- www.osvdb.org/24590
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430869/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17500
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1342
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25771
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.