PT-2006-4924 · Deluxebb · Deluxebb

Attila Gerendi + 1 · Published 2006-08-11 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-4080

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DeluxeBB versions 1.08 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to gain privileges by exploiting the use of cookies that include the MD5 hash of a password. This can be achieved through sniffing or cross-site scripting (XSS) and conducting password guessing attacks.

Recommendations For DeluxeBB versions 1.08 and earlier, consider updating the cookie handling mechanism to avoid using the MD5 hash of passwords, and implement additional security measures to prevent password guessing attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4080

Affected Products

Deluxebb

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4080 · Security Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1381 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/442464/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4080 · Note