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CVE-2006-0437
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin_smilies.php in phpBB 2.0.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.3%
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Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin_smilies.php in phpBB 2.0.19 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events such as "onmouseover" in the (1) smile_url or (2) smile_emotion parameters, which bypasses a check for "<" and ">" characters.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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References (7)
- ADV-2006-0445 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 18693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060203 phpBB 2.0.19 Cross Site Request Forgeries and XSS Admin (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20060203 phpBB 2.0.19 Cross Site Request Forgeries and XSS Admin (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONRESx_transferred
- phpbb-referer-header-http-xss(24497) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 22928 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 406 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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