CVE-2006-3796

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-07-24 · updated 2026-06-16

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

Deluxebb: through 1.07

References

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
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

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