CVE-2006-4564

SQL injection vulnerability in Sources/ManageBoards.php in Simple Machines Forum 1.1 RC3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cur_cat parameter.

Published: 2006-09-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4564 is rated Moderate Risk (44.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4564

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 2025-04-25 0.46% 0.60% +0.13%
2 2023-06-02 0.30% 0.46% +0.16%
3 2023-03-07 0.30%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4564

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4564

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4564

Solution: Successful exploitation requires privileges to add a new board.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4564

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4564

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