CVE-2006-5474

Exp

The "forgot password" function in OneOrZero Helpdesk before 1.6.5.4 generates insecure passwords by concatenating the current timestamp with the username, which allows remote attackers to gain access as an arbitrary user by requesting a password reset.

Published: 2006-10-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5474 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-5474

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5474

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 2025-11-17 1.16% 1.41% +0.26%
2 2025-06-12 1.11% 1.16% +0.04%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.11% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5474

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-2006-5474

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5474

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5474: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5474

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-5474

Solution: Upgrade to 1.6.5.4

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5474

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk <= 1.6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5474

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