CVE-2006-5718 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 through 2.9.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web s…
published 2006-11-04 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5703
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 through 2.9.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 or US-ASCII encoded characters, which are injected into an error message, as demonstrated by a request with a utf7 charset parameter accompanied by UTF-7 data.
Patch / fix
- phpmyadmin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4:2.9.0.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5718
Exploit prediction
1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
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securityfocus.com
/bid/20856
vdb-entry, patch
-
phpmyadmin.net
/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-6
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/22599
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
hardened-php.net
/advisory_122006.137.html
patch, vendor-advisory
-
lists.suse.com
/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0010.html
vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/4298
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/29957
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/450397/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23086
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5718
- NVD CVE-2006-5718
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