CVE-2006-3358

NewsPHP 2006 PRO - Cross-Site Scripting via Index.php Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2006-3358. PoCs published by securityconnection.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities in NewsPHP 2006 PRO due to insufficient input sanitization. It includes example URLs demonstrating potential attack vectors but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in NewsPHP 2006 PRO allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) words, (2) id, (3) cat_id, and (4) tim parameters, which are not sanitized before being returned in an error page. NOTE: it is possible that some of these vectors are resultant from an SQL injection issue.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by securityconnection · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28133

The provided text describes SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities in NewsPHP 2006 PRO due to insufficient input sanitization. It includes example URLs demonstrating potential attack vectors but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Sqli | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: NewsPHP 2006 PRO
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to vulnerable NewsPHP 2006 PRO instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by securityconnection · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28132

The exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in NewsPHP 2006 PRO by injecting malicious scripts via URL parameters. The PoC includes various payloads targeting different input fields, confirming the lack of input sanitization.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NewsPHP 2006 PRO
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/26976
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20943
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18726
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1188
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27508
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/26977
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438858/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2640

Scores

EPSS 0.0162
EPSS Percentile 72.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
newsphp/newsphp 2006_pro
Published Jul 06, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026