CVE-2006-2840

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) uploads.php and (2) "url links" in PmWiki 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters.

Published: 2006-06-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2840 is rated Moderate Risk (50.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.29%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2840

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 0.97% 1.29% +0.31%
2 2025-03-30 0.74% 0.97% +0.23%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.74% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2840

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2840

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-2840

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: PmWiki, PmWiki, 2.1.7

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2840

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pmwiki pmwiki <= 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pmwiki pmwiki 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:pmwiki:pmwiki:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2840

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