Is CVE-2006-6978 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6978 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6978?

CVE-2006-6978 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2006-6978?

Patch guidance is available from fckeditor security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-6978.

Which products are affected by CVE-2006-6978?

1 product: fckeditor fckeditor.

CVE-2006-6978 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "Basic Toolbar Selection" in FCKEditor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via the javascript: URI in the (1) href or (2) onmouseover attribute of the A HTML tag.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FCKEDITOR
Published: 2/8/2007
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

fckeditor : fckeditor

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2006-6978. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2006-6978

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2006-6978 vulnerability