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CVE-2006-0479

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0479 describes a vulnerability in PmWiki 2.1 beta 20 where, with register_globals enabled, attackers can bypass protection mechanisms by manipulating GPC and GLOBALS[] variables with the same name. This allows for remote file inclusion and cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial integrity impact. While not actively exploited (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1_beta_20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.1_beta_20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27147 · Jan 30, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0310 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0931.html
secunia.com / advisories/18634
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24366
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24367
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24368
securityfocus.com / bid/16421
ush.it / 2006/01/24/pmwiki-multiple-vulnerabilities
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0375