Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpBB 2.0.19 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Site Description field in (a) admin_board.php, the (2) Group name and (3) Group description fields in (b) admin_groups.php and (c) groupcp.php, the (4) Theme Name field in (d) admin_styles.php, and the (5) Rank Title field in (e) admin_ranks.php. NOTE: the profile.php/Current password vector is already covered by CVE-2006-1603.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1775 is rated Low Risk (37.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.46% | 0.41% | -0.04% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.41% | 0.46% | +0.04% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.41% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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negligible | CVE-2006-1775 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpbb2), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, DNE 2, not-affected 2, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-1775 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.19 | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |