CVE-2006-1008: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in N8cms 1.1 and 1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbi

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MEDIUM 5.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2006-1008 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.8) affecting n8cms sitesuite cms. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in N8cms 1.1 and 1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dir and (2) page_id parameter to (a) index.php and (3) userid parameter to (b) mailto.php. NOTE: it is possible that issues 1 and 2 are resultant from SQL injection.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.7% (top 23%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-03-06
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: nathan landry

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-03-06 20:06 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:21 UTCUpdated Record last modified

nathan landry n8cms sitesuite cms DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.1 · 1.2 · 1.12

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy n8cms-sitesuite-cms || rpm -q n8cms-sitesuite-cms || n8cms-sitesuite-cms --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison n8cms-sitesuite-cms sudo apt install n8cms-sitesuite-cms=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.1> sudo apt-mark hold n8cms-sitesuite-cms

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list n8cms-sitesuite-cms sudo dnf downgrade n8cms-sitesuite-cms-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.1> sudo dnf versionlock add n8cms-sitesuite-cms

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: n8cms 1.1/1.2 - 'index.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Exploit-DB: n8cms 1.1/1.2 - 'mailto.php?userid' Cross-Site Scripting

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2006-1008?

n8cms sitesuite cms: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-1008 being exploited?

CVE-2006-1008 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2006-1008 affect?

CVE-2006-1008 affects n8cms sitesuite cms. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.8). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in N8cms 1.1 and 1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dir and (2) page_id parameter to (a) index.php and (3) userid parameter to (b) mailto.php. N

How urgent is CVE-2006-1008?

Priority 45/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-1007 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in N8cms 1.1 and 1.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL co

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