CVE-2006-1764

Hosting Controller 6.1 stores forum/db/forum.mdb under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as user name and password credentials. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2006-04-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1764 is rated Moderate Risk (57.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.61%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1764

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 2026-06-15 0.36% 1.61% +1.25%
2 2025-03-17 0.55% 0.36% -0.19%
3 2024-12-17 0.55%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1764

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1764

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1764

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hosting_controller hosting_controller <= 6.1_hotfix_2.9 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4b cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_1.4 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_1.7 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_1.9 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.0 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.3 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.8 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 2002 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 2002_rc_1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:2002_rc_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1764

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