CVE-2006-5791

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) the filename for downloading, which is not quoted in an error message by the send_file_direct function, and (2) the Type or Category values in a New entry, which is not properly handled in an error message by the submit_elog function.

Published: 2006-11-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5791 is rated Low Risk (34/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.56%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5791

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 2025-12-01 0.54% 0.56% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 0.77% 0.54% -0.23%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.77% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5791

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-2006-5791

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5791

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5791: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5791
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-5791 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (elog), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 3, released 3, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-5791

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5791

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook <= 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5791

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