Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in activenews_search.asp in ActiveNews Manager allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6096 is rated Exploit Available (59/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.85%). Core evidence: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29088 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-11-18 | 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 | 2026-06-22 | 1.76% | 1.85% | +0.09% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 2.92% | 1.76% | -1.16% |
| 3 | 2026-04-06 | — | 2.92% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6096: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6096 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| dotnetindex | active_news_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:dotnetindex:active_news_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116387481223790&w=2 | Mailing List |
| http://www.aria-security.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33 | Broken Link |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21167 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |