Is CVE-2006-1796 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-1796 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-1796?

CVE-2006-1796 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-1796?

CVE-2006-1796 has an EPSS score of 1.94% (78th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1796?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 2.0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-1796

MEDIUMEPSS 78th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the paging links functionality in template-functions-links.php in Wordpress 1.5.2, and possibly other versions before 2.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML to Internet Explorer users via the request URI ($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']).

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:2.0.1CVE-2006-1796

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

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