CVE-2006-3831

The Backup selection in Kailash Nadh boastMachine (formerly bMachine) 3.1 and earlier uses predicable filenames for database backups and stores the files under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by downloading a backup file.

Published: 2006-07-25 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3831 is rated Moderate Risk (44.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.33%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3831

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 0.41% 1.33% +0.92%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.41% -0.05%
3 2025-03-29 0.46%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3831

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-2006-3831

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3831

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kailash_nadh boastmachine <= 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:kailash_nadh:boastmachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3831

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