CVE-2006-6357 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHPNews 1.3.0 and earlier, specifically within the templates/cat_temp.php file, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating it can be exploited over a network with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, exploit code availability (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpnews:phpnews:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.