CVE-2006-6778 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.1% (pctl 81)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in shownews.php in TimberWolf 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the nid parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.09% — more likely to be exploited than 81% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| timberwolf | timberwolf |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TimberWolf 1.2.2 - 'shownews.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2006-12-24 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23494
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2062
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017438
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455262/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21733
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5162
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23494
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2062
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017438
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455262/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21733
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5162
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