CVE-2006-0650
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cpaint2.inc.php in the CPAINT library before 2.0.3, as used in multiple scripts, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cpaint_response_type parameter, which is displayed in a…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cpaint2.inc.php in the CPAINT library before 2.0.3, as used in multiple scripts, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cpaint_response_type parameter, which is displayed in a resulting error message, as demonstrated using a hex-encoded IFRAME tag.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.19% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 February 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cpaint/cpaint
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://cpaint.booleansystems.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=98Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18765Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015608
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00097-02092006Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424663/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16559
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0487
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24594
- http://cpaint.booleansystems.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=98Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18765Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015608
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00097-02092006Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424663/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16559
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0487
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24594
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.