What is CVE-2006-0149?

CVE-2006-0149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simpbook, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2006-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2006-0149?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Simpbook

CVE-2006-0149

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SimpBook 1.0, with html_enable on (the default), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message field.

Published 2006-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Simpbook — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-80 — Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

References

securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-January/041127.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0149?: CVE-2006-0149 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simpbook, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2006-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2006-0149?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.