CVE-2006-4058
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in archive.php in Simplog 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keyw parameter when performing a search. NOTE: some details are obtained from third party information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simplog 0.9.3 and earlier where the keyw parameter in archive.php search functionality is not properly sanitized, allowing injection of arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via user-supplied input.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 0.9.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Simplog installationSearch the web server for the file archive.php, typically found in the Simplog web root directory (e.g., /archive.php or /simplog/archive.php)Affected if archive.php exists on the server indicating Simplog is installed
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Determine Simplog versionCheck for a version file in the Simplog root directory (such as version.php, README, or CHANGELOG) or inspect the source code of archive.php for a version comment or constantAffected if The installed version is 0.9.3 or any earlier version (e.g., 0.9.2, 0.9.1, 0.9.0)
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Verify search functionality is enabledExamine archive.php to confirm the search feature using the 'keyw' parameter is present and active. Look for a form or URL parameter handling for 'keyw' in the codeAffected if The keyw parameter handling code exists in archive.php and is accessible via HTTP requests
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Confirm lack of input sanitizationReview the archive.php source code around the keyw parameter handling. Check if the value is echoed back to the browser without htmlspecialchars() or equivalent encodingAffected if User input from the keyw parameter is reflected in the HTML output without proper encoding
The environment is affected if Simplog version 0.9.3 or earlier is installed with the archive.php search functionality accessible and lacking input sanitization on the keyw parameter.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding for the keyw parameter in archive.php to prevent XSS. Use htmlspecialchars() or equivalent encoding functions when reflecting user input back to the browser.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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