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CVE-2006-5504

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) allows...

4.3 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.16%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

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.

Record
CVE-2006-5504
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

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.

Record
CVE-2006-5504
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5489 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2006-5489
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7cgr-mhm8-53pw No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) allows...

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.

Record
GHSA-7cgr-mhm8-53pw
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-5504 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Simple Machines Forum, published October 25, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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