CVE-2006-5503 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1 RC2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter.

Published: 2006-10-25

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5488	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1 RC2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0168.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1772
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449241/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20629
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29690

History

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Subscriptions

Simple Machines Simple Machines Forum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-10-25T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:52.735Z

Reserved: 2006-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5503

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-25T22:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:31:20.170

Link: CVE-2006-5503

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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