CVE-2006-2243: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Web4Future News Portal allow remote attackers to inject

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MEDIUM 5.8MITIGATE

CVE-2006-2243 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.8) affecting news 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 Web4Future News Portal allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ID parameter to (1) comentarii.php or (2) view.php. NOTE: this issue might be 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	1.2% (top 33%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2006-05-09
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: web4future

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-05-09 10:02 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:24 UTCUpdated Record last modified

web4future news portal MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy news-portal || rpm -q news-portal || news-portal --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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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-2006-2243?

news portal: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-2243 being exploited?

CVE-2006-2243 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-2006-2243 affect?

CVE-2006-2243 affects news portal. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.8). Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Web4Future News Portal allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ID parameter to (1) comentarii.php or (2) view.php. NOTE: this issue might be resultant fro

How urgent is CVE-2006-2243?

Priority 42/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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