Is CVE-2006-6942 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6942 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6942?

CVE-2006-6942 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-6942

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PhpMyAdmin before 2.9.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) a comment for a table name, as exploited through (a) db_operations.php, (2) the db parameter to (b) db_create.php, (3) the newname parameter to db_operations.php, the (4) query_history_latest, (5) query_history_latest_db, and (6) querydisplay_tab parameters to (c) querywindow.php, and (7) the pos parameter to (d) sql.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 3.3% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6925)
Published: January 19, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6925 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116370414309444&w=2(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26733(Permissions Required)
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-7(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21137(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1370(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4572(Not Applicable)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30310

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

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