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CVE-2006-1697

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1697 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Matt Wright Guestbook version 2.3.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the "Your Name," "E-Mail," or "Comments" fields when submitting a guestbook entry. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement, but not impacting availability. While there is an ExploitDB entry detailing HTML injection, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:matt_wright_guestbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27594 · Apr 7, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0209 is in the 66th 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

liz0zim.no-ip.org / mattguestbook.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/19586
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/681
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25697
osvdb.org / 24479
securityfocus.com / archive/1/430356/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17438
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1287