CVE-2006-5203

Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote restricted administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, or execute arbitrary SQL commands, via a forum description that contains a crafted image with PHP code, which is executed when the user visits the "Manage Forums" link in the Admin control panel.

Published: 2006-10-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5203 is rated Low Risk (37.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5203

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 2025-03-30 0.24% 0.28% +0.03%
2 2025-03-29 0.28% 0.24% -0.03%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5203

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-2006-5203

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5203

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5203: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5203

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-5203

Solution: The following requirements must be met for this attack to take place: - The database table prefix must be known - The admin must have access to the SQL Toolbox (any "root admin") - The admin must have images and referers turned on in their browser, and their browser must follow Location headers (default behaviour for most browsers) - The admin must view a malicious script as an image in their browser

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5203

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
invision_power_services invision_power_board <= 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.3.1_final cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.3.1_final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 1.3_final cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:1.3_final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0.x cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0_alpha3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0_alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0_pdr3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0_pdr3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0_pf1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0_pf1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.0_pf2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.0_pf2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.5_2006-03-08 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.5_2006-03-08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_alpha2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_beta3 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_beta4 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_beta5 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
invision_power_services invision_power_board 2.1_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:invision_power_services:invision_power_board:2.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5203

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