CVE-2006-2491

BoastMachine < 3.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF Query String

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2491. PoCs published by Yunus Emre Yilmaz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BoastMachine 3.1, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates a basic XSS payload that triggers an alert dialog.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) index.php and (2) bmc/admin.php in BoastMachine (bMachine) 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly filtered when it is accessed using the $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] variable.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Yunus Emre Yilmaz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27889

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BoastMachine 3.1, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates a basic XSS payload that triggers an alert dialog.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: BoastMachine 3.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable BoastMachine instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/725
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26518
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1853
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/927
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434294/100/0/threaded
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/25618
Exploit, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20149
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/25617
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18012

Scores

EPSS 0.0275
EPSS Percentile 84.4%

Details

Status published
Products (6)
boastmachine/boastmachine 3.0
boastmachine/boastmachine < 3.1
kailash_nadh/boastmachine 2.5
kailash_nadh/boastmachine 2.7
kailash_nadh/boastmachine 2.8
kailash_nadh/boastmachine 2.9b
Published May 19, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026