CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-4078

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in pm.php (the PM system) in DeluxeBB 1.08 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing an arbitrary username in the 'membercookie' cookie parameter. An attacker can gain access to another user's account without knowing the password.

Risk Assessment

Enables unauthorized access to user accounts, including administrators, potentially leading to data theft, content modification, or forum takeover.

Recommendation

Update DeluxeBB to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability. If updating is not possible, consider disabling the PM system or implementing additional server-side authentication.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

pm.php (aka the PM system) in DeluxeBB 1.08, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing an arbitrary username in the membercookie cookie parameter.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS