Is CVE-2006-4442 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-4442 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-4442?

CVE-2006-4442 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-4442

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP iAddressBook before 0.95 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cat_name parameter, related to adding a category. (categories field). NOTE: some details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-4430)
Published: August 29, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4430 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

clemens wacha / php iaddressbook
clemens wacha / php iaddressbook
clemens wacha / php iaddressbook
clemens wacha / php iaddressbook
clemens wacha / php iaddressbook
clemens wacha / php iaddressbook

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21611(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://wacha.ch/wiki/addressbook:changelog
http://www.osvdb.org/28174
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19698(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3371

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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