Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PHPKB Knowledge Base allows…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PHPKB Knowledge Base allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchkeyword parameter. NOTE: the issue was originally disputed by the vendor, but on 20060519, the vendor notified CVE that "We have fixed all the mentioned issues and now the search section of PHPKB script is free from any XSS issues."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01177 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:chadha_software_technologies:phpkb_knowledge_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5 | Vulnerable | Chadha Software Technologies |
- cpe:2.3:a:chadha_software_technologies:phpkb_knowledge_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5 Vulnerable ·Chadha Software Technologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2184
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jfq-w2w3-v4jp
References
More Chadha Software Technologies Phpkb Knowledge Base vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-01833 SQL injection vulnerability in comment.php in PHP Knowledge Base (PHPKB) 1.5 and 2.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-2184 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2184 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2jfq-w2w3-v4jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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