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CVE-2006-2491

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2491 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BoastMachine (bMachine) version 3.1 and earlier, specifically within index.php and bmc/admin.php. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the query string, which is not properly sanitized when accessed via the $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] variable. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or having active Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit for admin.php is available on ExploitDB, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:boastmachine:boastmachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:boastmachine:boastmachine:3.0:*:platinum:*:*:*:*:*
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kailash_nadh:boastmachine:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kailash_nadh:boastmachine:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kailash_nadh:boastmachine:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27889 · May 17, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0275 is in the 76th 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

secunia.com / advisories/20149
ExploitVendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/725
securityreason.com / securityalert/927
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26518
osvdb.org / 25617
Exploit
osvdb.org / 25618
Exploit
securityfocus.com / archive/1/434294/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18012
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1853