Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in core.input.php in ExpressionEngine 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script…

published 2006-01-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0468

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in core.input.php in ExpressionEngine 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via HTTP_REFERER (referer).

Patch / fix

links 1

evuln.com/vulns/48/summary.html advisory

Timeline

2006-01-25 First public exploit (EDB-27127)
2006-01-27 Published

Exploit prediction

2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-27127 PMachine ExpressionEngine 1.4.1 - HTTP Referrer HTML Injection webapps, 2006-01-25
evuln.com http://evuln.com/vulns/48/summary.html 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

evuln.com /vulns/48/summary.html
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/0325
vdb-entry
secunia.com /advisories/18602
third-party-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/24296
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /archive/1/423068/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
securityreason.com /securityalert/372
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/16377
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2006-0461
NVD CVE-2006-0461

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Summary