CVE-2006-1978 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.3% (pctl 69)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in inc/start.php in FlexBB 0.5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the flexbb_username COOKIE parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.29% — more likely to be exploited than 69% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-04-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| flexbb | flexbb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FlexBB 0.5.5 - '/inc/start.php?_COOKIE' SQL Bypass | 2006-04-17 |
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431156/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17568
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1686
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431156/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17568
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1686
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