CVE-2006-5718

Name: CVE-2006-5718
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2006-11-04T01:07:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 1.61%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5718 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 through 2.9.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 or US-ASCII encoded characters, which are injected into an error message, as demonstrated by a request with a utf7 charset parameter accompanied by UTF-7 data.. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in error.php in phpMyAdmin 2.6.4 through 2.9.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 or US-ASCII encoded characters, which are injected into an error message, as demonstrated by a request with a utf7 charset parameter accompanied by UTF-7 data.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

1.61%

72.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.6.4_pl1
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.6.4_pl3
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.6.4_pl4
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.6.4_rc1
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.7
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.7.0_beta1
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.7_pl1
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.8.1
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.8.2
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.8.3
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.8.4
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.9
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.9.1
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.9.2
Phpmyadmin	Phpmyadmin	2.9_rc1

References

Timeline

Published: Nov 4, 2006
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-5718?

How severe is CVE-2006-5718?

Severity scoring for CVE-2006-5718 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5718?

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Source: NVD / NIST