PunBB 1.2.10 register.php denial of service

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.7$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PunBB 1.2.10. The affected element is an unknown function of the file register.php. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-1090. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PunBB 1.2.10 (Forum Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the file register.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

register.php in PunBB 1.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service via a flood of new user registrations.

The weakness was shared 03/09/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at punbb.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1090 since 03/09/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:register.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24837) and Exploit-DB (1517). The entries VDB-28873 and VDB-29078 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍
Google Hack: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

03/09/2006 🔍
03/09/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/09/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3290 days 🔍
06/07/2025 +3740 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: punbb.org
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2006-1090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29079
X-Force: 24837 - PunBB register IP denial of service
Vupen: ADV-2006-0773

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/07/2025 14:30
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (46), 07/20/2018 09:34 (6), 06/07/2025 14:30 (25)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you need the next level of professionalism?

Upgrade your account now!