MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-0175

Web Wiz Forums vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search_form.asp in Web Wiz Forums 6.34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter.
Affected vendor
Webwiz
Affected product
Web Wiz Forums
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2006-01-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-0175

  • Confirm whether Webwiz Web Wiz Forums is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-0175.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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