CVE-2006-3299

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-06-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Usenet Script 0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter.

Affected products

Metalheadws Usenet: 0.5

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20872
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1170
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438443/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18662
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2572
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27406
http://secunia.com/advisories/20872
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1170
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438443/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18662
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2572
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27406

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