CVE-2006-2016

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpLDAPadmin 0.9.8 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dn parameter in (a) compare_form.php, (b) copy_form.php, (c) rename_form.php, (d) template_engine.php, and (e) delete_form.php; (2) scope parameter in (f) search.php; and (3) Container DN, (4) Machine Name, and (5) UID Number fields in (g) template_engine.php.

Published: 2006-04-25 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2016 is rated Exploit Available (53.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.22%, 94th percentile). 13 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2016

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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27721 exploit_db edb 2006-04-21 Exploit-DB ↗
27719 exploit_db edb 2006-04-21 Exploit-DB ↗
27718 exploit_db edb 2006-04-21 Exploit-DB ↗
27717 exploit_db edb 2006-04-21 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2016

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 2026-06-15 21.99% 8.22% -13.76%
2 2025-09-05 19.52% 21.99% +2.47%
3 2025-07-31 — 19.52% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2016

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2016

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-2016

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2006-2016 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (phpldapadmin), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2016
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-2016 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpldapadmin), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2016

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2016

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpldapadmin_project phpldapadmin <= 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:phpldapadmin_project:phpldapadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2016

URL Tags
http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2006/04/phpldapadmin-multiple-vuln.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19747 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20124 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1057 Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24788 Broken Link Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/24789 Broken Link Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/24790 Broken Link Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/24792 Broken Link Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/24793 Broken Link Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/24794 Broken Link Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17643 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1450 Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25958 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25959 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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