CVE-2006-1796 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 1.5.2 and potentially earlier versions, specifically within the paging links functionality of template-functions-links.php. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML into a user's browser, particularly affecting Internet Explorer users, by manipulating the request URI. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.71CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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 records are not available for this CVE.