CVE-2006-6278

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in @lex Guestbook 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the skin parameter.

Published: 2006-12-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6278 is rated Moderate Risk (50.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.36%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6278

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 1.57% 1.36% -0.21%
2 2025-09-14 1.27% 1.57% +0.29%
3 2025-07-23 — 1.27% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6278

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-2006-6278

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6278

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6278: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6278

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6278

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alexphpteam alex_guestbook 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexphpteam:alex_guestbook:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6278

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