CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3799

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

DeluxeBB 1.07 and earlier contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass SQL injection protection mechanisms. The flaw arises because the protection does not account for lowercase statements like "union select", enabling manipulation of SQL queries.

Risk Assessment

Organizations using vulnerable DeluxeBB versions are exposed to SQL injection attacks, which can lead to unauthorized database access, data leakage, or content modification. This may result in severe security breaches and loss of trust.

Recommendation

Immediately update DeluxeBB to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability. If updating is not possible, implement additional safeguards such as traffic filtering and monitoring for SQL injection attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

DeluxeBB 1.07 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass SQL injection protection mechanisms via the login variable and certain other variables, by using lowercase "union select" or possibly other statements that do not match the uppercase "UNION SELECT."

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