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CVE-2006-5737

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-11-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PunBB uses a predictable cookie_seed value that can be derived from the time of registration of the superadmin account (installation time), which might allow local users to perform unauthorized actions.

Affected products

• Punbb: 1.2.14

References

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017131
• http://www.osvdb.org/30134
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450055/100/0/threaded
• http://www.wargan.org/index.php/2006/10/29/4-punbb-1213-multiple-vulnerabilities
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017131
• http://www.osvdb.org/30134
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450055/100/0/threaded
• http://www.wargan.org/index.php/2006/10/29/4-punbb-1213-multiple-vulnerabilities

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