CVE-2006-6356 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in templates/link_temp.php in PHPNews 1.3.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) url, (2) id, (3) subject, (4) username, or (5) time parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.98% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpnews | phpnews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPNews 1.3 - 'Link_Temp.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2006-12-02 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23214
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1994
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453321/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21404
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4826
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23214
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1994
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453321/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21404
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4826
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30664
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