Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ADOdb 4.71, as used in multiple packages such as phpESP, allow remote attackers to in
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ADOdb 4.71, as used in multiple packages such as phpESP, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the next_page parameter in adodb-pager.inc.php and (2) other unspecified vectors related to PHP_SELF.
- Published
- Feb 20, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 6.0% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
19
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 6.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| john lim | adodb | cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- john lim adodb4.66
- john lim adodb4.68
- john lim adodb4.70
- john lim adodb4.71
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | cacti | before 0.8.6d-1 | 0.8.6d-1 |
| Debian:12 | libphp-adodb | before 4.72-0.1 | 4.72-0.1 |
| Debian:3.0 | libphp-adodb | before 1.51-1.2 | 1.51-1.2 |
| Debian:3.1 | cacti | before 0.8.6c-7sarge3 | 0.8.6c-7sarge3 |
| Debian:3.1 | libphp-adodb | before 4.52-1sarge1 | 4.52-1sarge1 |
| Debian:3.1 | moodle | before 1.4.4.dfsg.1-3sarge1 | 1.4.4.dfsg.1-3sarge1 |
Same product
john lim: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-0147Dynamic code evaluation vulnerability in tests/tmssql.php test script in ADOdb for PHP before 4.70, as used in multiple products including (34Monitor
- CVE-2006-4618PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adodb-postgres7.inc.php in John Lim ADOdb, possibly 4.01 and earlier, as used in Intechnic In-lin21Monitor
- CVE-2006-0410SQL injection vulnerability in ADOdb before 4.71, when using PostgreSQL, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspe21Monitor
- CVE-2011-3699John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP 5.11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a .php file, which revea20Monitor
- CVE-2004-2664John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP before 4.23 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests to certain scripts th20Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:cacti | 0.8.6d-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:libphp-adodb | 4.72-0.1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:moodle | 1.4.4.dfsg.1-3sarge1 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2016-02-18 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+3649 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7527 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- phpesp.cvs.sourceforge.net/phpesp/phpESP/admin/include/lib/adodb/adodb-pager.inc.php?r1=1.1&r2=1.2
- secunia.com/advisories/18928
- secunia.com/advisories/19555
- secunia.com/advisories/19590
- secunia.com/advisories/19591
- secunia.com/advisories/19691
- securityreason.com/securityalert/452
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=419843&group_id=8956
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1029
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1030
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1031
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-07.xml
- www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00101-02182006
- www.osvdb.org/23362
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425393/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16720
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0664
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2021
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.