CVE-2006-1681

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier allows remote...

4.3 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a malformed request that generates an HTTP 400 error, which is not properly handled when the error message is generated.

Exploit likelihood

6.80%Up 5.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2006-1681
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-1681
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-1682 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-1682
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-753j-vg28-ffmr No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier allows remote...

Record: GHSA-753j-vg28-ffmr
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cherokee httpd

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Nuclei	Cherokee HTTPD <=0.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-1681 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Cherokee Httpd, published April 10, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.80%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.