CVE-2006-0996
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote...
4.3 MediumPublic exploit
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via long array variables, including (1) a large number of dimensions or (2) long values, which prevents HTML tags from being removed.
Exploit likelihood
11.1%Down 29.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via long array variables, including (1) a large number of dimensions or (2) long values, which prevents HTML tags from being removed.
- Record
CVE-2006-0996- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via long array variables, including (1) a large number of dimensions or (2) long values, which prevents HTML tags from being removed.
- Record
CVE-2006-0996- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0999 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via long array variables, including (1) a large number of dimensions or (2) long values, which prevents HTML tags from being removed.
- Record
EUVD-2006-0999- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h9v7-73gj-prww No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via long array variables, including (1) a large number of dimensions or (2) long values, which prevents HTML tags from being removed.
- Record
GHSA-h9v7-73gj-prww- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11167-1 No score
php7-7.4.24-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the php7-7.4.24-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11167-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11169-1 No score
php8-8.0.11-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the php8-8.0.11-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11169-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-30.ent | 0:4.3.2-30.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.12 | 0:4.3.9-3.12 |
php7openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 44 CVEs |
before 7.4.24-1.1 | 7.4.24-1.1 |
php8openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 97 CVEs |
before 8.0.11-1.1 | 8.0.11-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PHP 4.x/5.0/5.1 - PHPInfo Large Input Cross-Site Scripting | 2006-04-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-0996 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Php, published April 10, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/675
secunia.com/advisories/19775
osvdb.org/24484
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php.net/ChangeLog-4.php
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
securityfocus.com/bid/17362
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml
cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/info.c?r1=1.260&r2=1.261
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1290
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
securitytracker.com/id?1015879
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10997
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:074
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25702
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/05-05-2006.html
marc.info?l=php-cvs&m=114374620416389&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0996
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9v7-73gj-prww
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0276
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=163490
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2006/rhsa-2006_0276.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1303
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3353