CVE-2006-5504
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a base64 encoded params value in the action parameter.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- simple machines simple machines forum= 1.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- simple machines simple machines forum= 1.0.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- simple machines simple machines forum= 1.0.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- simple machines simple machines forum= 1.1_rc1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- simple machines simple machines forum= 1.1_rc2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- simple machines simple machines forum= 1.1_rc3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://osvdb.org/31070enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449307/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449395/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449478/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29689enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/31070nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449307/100/0/threadednvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449395/100/0/threadednvd
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