Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in actions/usersettings.php in WikiNi before 0.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name and (2) email parameters to wakka.php.
CVE-2006-5516
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 83.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 26, 2006
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (20)
- cve@mitrehttp://cvs.gna.org/cvsweb/wikini/actions/usersettings.php.diff?r1=1.14.2.1%3Br2=1.14.2.2%3Bcvsroot=wikini%3Bf=h
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/22558
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/1776
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017116
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449518/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20688
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4159
- cve@mitrehttp://www.wikini.net/wakka.php?wiki=WikiNiChangeLog044
- cve@mitrehttp://zone14.free.fr/advisories/6/
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29761
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cvs.gna.org/cvsweb/wikini/actions/usersettings.php.diff?r1=1.14.2.1%3Br2=1.14.2.2%3Bcvsroot=wikini%3Bf=h
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22558
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1776
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1017116
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449518/100/0/threaded
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-28846✓ verifiedFirst seen Oct 23, 2006
WikiNi 0.4.x - 'Waka.php' Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
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