CVE-2006-3796

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Published Jul 21, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

DeluxeBB 1.07 and earlier does not properly handle a username composed of a single space character, which allows remote authenticated users to login as the "space" user, post as the guest user, and block the ability of an administrator to ban the "space" user.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:deluxebb:deluxebb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-3790	DeluxeBB 1.07 and earlier does not properly handle a username composed of a single space character, which allows remote authenticated users to login as the "space" user, post as the guest user, and block the ability of an administrator to ban the "space" user.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.553% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047989.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1254
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440435/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19052

History

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Subscriptions

Deluxebb Deluxebb

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 21, 2006, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM
Reserved: Jul 21, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 24, 2006, 12:19 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

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