Vulnerability Report

CVE-2006-0632

Title: Phpbb Group Phpbb

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2006-0632.

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Feb 10, 2006
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.4 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
2.50%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2006-0632: The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key ("validation ID") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the key and modify passwords for existing accounts or create new accounts.

Impacted Vendors

P
phpbb 1
P
phpbb_group 1

Reference Links

http://secunia.com/advisories/18727 http://www.osvdb.org/22949 http://www.r-security.net/tutorials/view/readtutorial.php?id=4 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424074/100/0/threaded http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0461 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24573 http://secunia.com/advisories/18727 http://www.osvdb.org/22949 http://www.r-security.net/tutorials/view/readtutorial.php?id=4 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424074/100/0/threaded http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0461 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24573
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.4
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2006-0632 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.