CVE-2006-1620

admin/accounts/AccountActions.asp in Hosting Controller 2002 RC 1 allows remote attackers to modify passwords of other users, probably via an "Update User" ActionType with a modified UserName parameter and the PassCheck parameter set to TRUE. It was later reported that the vulnerability is present in 6.1 Hotfix 3.3 and earlier.

Published: 2006-04-05 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1620 is rated Moderate Risk (47.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.14%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1620

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-20 0.85% 1.14% +0.29%
2 2025-03-30 1.22% 0.85% -0.37%
3 2025-03-29 1.22%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1620

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1620

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1620

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hosting_controller hosting_controller <= 6.1_hotfix_3.3 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 2002_rc_1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:2002_rc_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1620

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