CVE-2006-4917
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PT News 1.7.8 allows remote attackers...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PT News 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pgname parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PT News 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pgname parameter.
- Record
CVE-2006-4917- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PT News 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pgname parameter.
- Record
CVE-2006-4917- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4904 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PT News 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pgname parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4904- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q77p-gq49-j7vx No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PT News 1.7.8 allows remote attackers...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PT News 1.7.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pgname parameter.
- Record
GHSA-q77p-gq49-j7vx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PT News 1.7.8 - 'search.php' Cross-Site Scripting | 2006-09-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4917 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Pt News News, published September 21, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.44%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/1612
securityfocus.com/archive/1/446417/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29043
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3713
secunia.com/advisories/22028
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4917
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q77p-gq49-j7vx