Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PHPKB Knowledge Base allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchkeyword parameter
Published May 4, 2006
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.18%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PHPKB Knowledge Base allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchkeyword parameter. NOTE: the issue was originally disputed by the vendor, but on 20060519, the vendor notified CVE that "We have fixed all the mentioned issues and now the search section of PHPKB script is free from any XSS issues."
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01180) | 66.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01180) | 63.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 59.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00677) | 80.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00677) | 79.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00677) | 76.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 75.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://d4igoro.blogspot.com/2006/05/phpkb-knowledge-base-xss.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19913 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000753.html mailing-listx_refsource_VIM
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000775.html mailing-listx_refsource_VIM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1628 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://d4igoro.blogspot.com/2006/05/phpkb-knowledge-base-xss.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19913 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000753.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VIM | |
| http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000775.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VIM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1628 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
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