CVE-2006-2184

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PHPKB Knowledge Base allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchkeyword parameter. NOTE: the issue was originally disputed by the vendor, but on 20060519, the vendor notified CVE that "We have fixed all the mentioned issues and now the search section of PHPKB script is free from any XSS issues."

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.41%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000753.html	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1628	vdb entry
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000775.html	mailing list
http://d4igoro.blogspot.com/2006/05/phpkb-knowledge-base-xss.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19913	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2184?: CVE-2006-2184 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2184?: To fix CVE-2006-2184, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2184 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2184 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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