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CVE-2006-0633

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-02-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The make_password function in ipsclass.php in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.4 uses random data generated from partially predictable seeds to create the authentication code that is sent by e-mail to a user with a lost password, which might make it easier for remote attackers to guess the code and change the password for an IPB account, possibly involving millions of requests.

Affected products

• Invisionpower Invision Power Board: 2.1.4

References

• http://forums.invisionpower.com/lofiversion/index.php/t200085.html
• http://www.r-security.net/tutorials/view/readtutorial.php?id=4
• http://forums.invisionpower.com/lofiversion/index.php/t200085.html
• http://www.r-security.net/tutorials/view/readtutorial.php?id=4

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