PT-2006-1912 · Punbb · Punbb

Published 2006-02-23 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-0866

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PunBB versions 1.2.10 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to conduct brute force guessing attacks for an account's password. It is noted that passwords may be as short as 4 characters.

Recommendations For PunBB versions 1.2.10 and earlier, consider increasing the minimum password length to reduce the risk of brute force attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the login functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0866

Affected Products

Punbb

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0866 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24838 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/425630/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://neosecurityteam.net/advisories/Advisory-15.txt · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0866 · Note