CVE-2006-6531

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Help Tip module before 4.7.x-1.0 for Drupal allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and possibly obtain administrative access, via node titles.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 6.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.25%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 68
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Drupal — Help TIP Module

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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