CVE-2006-1196: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in QwikiWiki 1.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrar

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MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2006-1196 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting qwikiwiki. 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 QwikiWiki 1.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) from and (2) help parameters to (a) index.php; (3) action, (4) page, (5) debug, (6) help, (7) username, or (8) password parameters to (b) login.php; the (7) help parameter to (c) pageindex.php; or (8) help parameter to (d) recentchanges.php.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

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

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	2.5% (top 15%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-03-13
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: david barrett

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-03-13 22:02 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:22 UTCUpdated Record last modified

david barrett qwikiwiki DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.4 · 1.5 · 1.5.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.4

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy qwikiwiki || rpm -q qwikiwiki || qwikiwiki --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison qwikiwiki sudo apt install qwikiwiki=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.4> sudo apt-mark hold qwikiwiki

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

dnf --showduplicates list qwikiwiki sudo dnf downgrade qwikiwiki-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.4> sudo dnf versionlock add qwikiwiki

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: QwikiWiki 1.4/1.5 - 'index.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Exploit-DB: QwikiWiki 1.4/1.5 - 'login.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Exploit-DB: QwikiWiki 1.4/1.5 - 'pageindex.php?help' Cross-Site Scripting
Exploit-DB: QwikiWiki 1.4/1.5 - 'recentchanges.php?help' Cross-Site Scripting

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2006-1196?

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

Is CVE-2006-1196 being exploited?

CVE-2006-1196 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-2006-1196 affect?

CVE-2006-1196 affects qwikiwiki. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in QwikiWiki 1.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) from and (2) help parameters to (a) index.php; (3) action, (4) page, (5) debug, (6) help, (7) use

How urgent is CVE-2006-1196?

Priority 41/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-0983 MEDIUM 4.3 DOWNGRADE Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in QwikiWiki 1.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbit
CVE-2006-0699 MEDIUM 4.3 DOWNGRADE Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in QWikiWiki 1.5, and possibly 1.5.1 and other versions
CVE-2005-0283 MEDIUM 5.0 DOWNGRADE Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in QwikiWiki allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files vi

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