CVE-2006-5626
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cms_images/js/htmlarea/htmlarea.php in phpFaber Content Management System (CMS) before 1.3.36 on 20061026 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, probably via arbitrary parameters in…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cms_images/js/htmlarea/htmlarea.php in phpFaber Content Management System (CMS) before 1.3.36 on 20061026 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, probably via arbitrary parameters in the query string, as demonstrated with a vigilon parameter. NOTE: earlier downloads of 1.3.36 have the vulnerability; the software was updated without changing the version number.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.95% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 October 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- phpfaber/phpfaber content management system
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.0% 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://secunia.com/advisories/22629Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1802
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449894/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20821
- http://www.vigilon.com/advisories/vg-phpfaber-24-10-2006.txt
- http://www.vigilon.com/resources/102506c.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4260
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22629Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1802
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449894/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20821
- http://www.vigilon.com/advisories/vg-phpfaber-24-10-2006.txt
- http://www.vigilon.com/resources/102506c.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4260
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.