Dmx Forum 2.1a information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dmx Forum 2.1a. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2946. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Dmx Forum 2.1a (Forum Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Dmx Forum 2.1a stores _includes/bd.inc under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain database username and password information.

The weakness was published 06/12/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2946 since 06/12/2006. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (1882) and Secunia (SA20450†). Similar entry is available at VDB-30736. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

06/06/2006 🔍
06/12/2006 +6 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3195 days 🔍
09/26/2025 +3851 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30735
Secunia: 20450 - Dmx Forum Disclosure of Sensitive Information, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-2154

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 09/26/2025 10:23
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (46), 09/18/2017 08:53 (4), 09/26/2025 10:23 (24)
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Cache ID: 216:A37:103

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