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CVE-2006-3522

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-3522 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Clearswift MIMEsweeper for Web versions prior to 5.1.15 Hotfix. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by crafting a malicious URL, which is then reflected in an error message when a user attempts to access a blocked website. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a potential impact on integrity, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.1.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mimesweeper_for_web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0177 is in the 55th 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

download.mimesweeper.com / www/TechnicalDocumentation/WebReadMeHotfix5115.htm
Patch
marc.info
marc.info
marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/20998
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/27642
securityfocus.com / archive/1/439641/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/440140/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18916
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/2731