CVE-2006-1290: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Milkeyway Captive Portal 0.1 and 0.1.1 allow remote att

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MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2006-1290 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting milkeyway captive portal. 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 Milkeyway Captive Portal 0.1 and 0.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ipAddress, (2) act, (3) username, and (4) unspecified other parameters in (a) authuser.php; and the (5) username and (6) unspecified other parameters in (b) userstatistics.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	1.8% (top 21%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-03-19
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: milkeyway

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-03-19 23:02 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:22 UTCUpdated Record last modified

milkeyway milkeyway captive portal DOWNGRADE

Affected: 0.1 · 0.1.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 0.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy milkeyway-captive-portal || rpm -q milkeyway-captive-portal || milkeyway-captive-portal --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 0.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison milkeyway-captive-portal sudo apt install milkeyway-captive-portal=<VERSION_BEFORE_0.1> sudo apt-mark hold milkeyway-captive-portal

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

dnf --showduplicates list milkeyway-captive-portal sudo dnf downgrade milkeyway-captive-portal-<VERSION_BEFORE_0.1> sudo dnf versionlock add milkeyway-captive-portal

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.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
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-2006-1290?

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

Is CVE-2006-1290 being exploited?

CVE-2006-1290 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-2006-1290 affect?

CVE-2006-1290 affects milkeyway captive portal. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Milkeyway Captive Portal 0.1 and 0.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ipAddress, (2) act, (3) username, and (4) unspecified other parameters i

How urgent is CVE-2006-1290?

Priority 40/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

PHP vulnerabilities

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CVE-2006-1289 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Milkeyway Captive Portal 0.1 and 0.1.1 allow remote attackers to exe

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