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CVE-2006-2016

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2016 describes multiple Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpLDAPadmin versions 0.9.8 and earlier, impacting various Debian Linux distributions. Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML through several parameters in files like compare_form.php, copy_form.php, rename_form.php, template_engine.php, and search.php. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a low severity. It requires network access and high attack complexity, with no authentication needed, leading to a potential impact of partial integrity compromise (I:P). While not actively exploited in the wild (not in KEV), exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, confirming its exploitability. Despite this, there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpldapadmin_project:phpldapadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27721 · Apr 21, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0822 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 1,505 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 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

pridels0.blogspot.com / 2006/04/phpldapadmin-multiple-vuln.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19747
ExploitThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20124
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25958
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25959
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2006/dsa-1057
Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org / 24788
Broken LinkExploit
osvdb.org / 24789
Broken LinkExploit
osvdb.org / 24790
Broken LinkExploit
osvdb.org / 24792
Broken LinkExploit
osvdb.org / 24793
Broken LinkExploit
osvdb.org / 24794
Broken LinkExploit
securityfocus.com / bid/17643
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1450
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