CVE-2006-4078

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-08-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

pm.php (aka the PM system) in DeluxeBB 1.08, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing an arbitrary username in the membercookie cookie parameter.

Affected products

Deluxebb: 1.08

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21387
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1381
http://www.osvdb.org/27834
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442464/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19418
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3188
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28270
http://secunia.com/advisories/21387
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1381
http://www.osvdb.org/27834
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442464/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19418

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