CVE-2006-5294 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in phplist before 2.10.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HT…
published 2006-10-16 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5279
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in phplist before 2.10.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unsubscribeemail parameter.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/20483 patch
- mantis.phplist.com/changelog_page.php patch
- tincan.co.uk/?lid=1821 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/22405 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28790)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-28790 phpList 2.x - Public Pages MultipleCross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2006-10-12
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20483 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/20483
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/22405
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
mantis.phplist.com
/changelog_page.php
patch
-
tincan.co.uk
/?lid=1821
patch
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/448411/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- websecurity.com.ua /267/
- phplist.com /news
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/4027
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/1728
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5294
- NVD CVE-2006-5294
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