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CVE-2006-0896

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0896 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Machine Forum (SMF) version 1.0.6, specifically within the Sources/Register.php component. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML by manipulating the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability is of medium complexity to exploit and could lead to information disclosure or defacement, but not impact system availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations using the affected SMF version should apply available patches.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0172 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 19,958 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

attrition.org / pipermail/vim/2006-April/000682.html
evuln.com / vulns/86/summary.html
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19004
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/545
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24915
osvdb.org / 23480
securityfocus.com / archive/1/426824/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/16841
simplemachines.org / community/index.php
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0726
Vendor Advisory