CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1090

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in register.php in PunBB 1.2.10 allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by flooding the system with new user registrations. This can overwhelm the server and make the forum unavailable.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that the forum may become unavailable to legitimate users, leading to loss of trust and disruption of community operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade PunBB to the latest stable version and implement registration rate-limiting mechanisms such as CAPTCHA or time-based restrictions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

register.php in PunBB 1.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service via a flood of new user registrations.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS