VDB-32549 · CVE-2006-5090 · BID 20212

Phoenix Evolution Phoenix Evolution CMS index.php pageid cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Phoenix Evolution Phoenix Evolution CMS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument pageid leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5090. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phoenix Evolution Phoenix Evolution CMS (Content Management System) (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument pageid with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Phoenix Evolution CMS (PECMS) allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) mod or (2) action parameters in index.php, or the (3) pageid parameter in modules/pageedit/index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 02/25/2007 by Root3r_H3ll (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5090 since 09/29/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 20212†) and OSVDB (33676†). The entry VDB-85248 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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09/26/2006 🔍
09/29/2006 +3 days 🔍
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02/25/2007 +149 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +2936 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Root3r_H3ll
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32549
SecurityFocus: 20212 - Phoenix Evolution CMS Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 33676 - Phoenix Evolution CMS index.php Multiple Parameter XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 06:19
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (49), 09/23/2017 18:02 (7), 04/23/2026 06:19 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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