CVE-2006-5029

SQL injection vulnerability in thread.php in WoltLab Burning Board (wBB) 2.3.x allows remote attackers to obtain the version numbers of PHP, MySQL, and wBB via the page parameter. NOTE: this issue might be a forced SQL error. Also, the original report was disputed by a third party for 2.3.3 and 2.3.4.

Published: 2006-09-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5029 is rated Moderate Risk (51.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.12%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5029

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 1.03% 1.12% +0.08%
2 2026-05-18 0.48% 1.03% +0.55%
3 2025-05-16 — 0.48% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5029

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5029

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5029

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5029: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5029

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5029

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
woltlab burning_board 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
woltlab burning_board 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
woltlab burning_board 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
woltlab burning_board 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
woltlab burning_board 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
woltlab burning_board 2.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5029

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