Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in VirtueMart (formerly known as mambo-phpShop) Joomla! eCommerce Edition CMS 1.0.11, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Itemid parameter in a (1) com_contact or (2) subscribe action.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5096 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28719 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-09-27 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-05-18 | 0.65% | 0.78% | +0.14% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 2.75% | 0.65% | -2.10% |
| 3 | 2024-12-17 | — | 2.75% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5096: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5096 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| virtuemart | virtuemart_joomla_ecommerrce_edition_cms | <= 1.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:virtuemart:virtuemart_joomla_ecommerrce_edition_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |