Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PHPKB Knowledge Base allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchkeyword parameter. NOTE: the issue was originally disputed by the vendor, but on 20060519, the vendor notified CVE that "We have fixed all the mentioned issues and now the search section of PHPKB script is free from any XSS issues."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2184 is rated Moderate Risk (40.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.18%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.41% | 1.18% | +0.77% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.46% | 0.41% | -0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.46% | — |
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 |
|
8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| chadha_software_technologies | phpkb_knowledge_base | <= 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:chadha_software_technologies:phpkb_knowledge_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |