# CVE-2006-2184: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in PHPKB Knowledge Base allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTM

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-05-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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."

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## References

- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000753.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1628
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-May/000775.html
- http://d4igoro.blogspot.com/2006/05/phpkb-knowledge-base-xss.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19913

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