CVE-2006-4917 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PT News version 1.7.8, specifically within the search.php component, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'pgname' parameter. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a network-based attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (P) but no confidentiality or availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pt_news:pt_news:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.