CVE-2006-5630

Exp

Hosting Controller 6.1 before Hotfix 3.3 allows remote attackers to (1) delete the virtual directory of an arbitrary site via a modified ForumID parameter in a disableforum action in DisableForum.asp and (2) create an arbitrary forum virtual directory via an empty ForumID parameter in an enableforum action in EnableForum.asp.

Published: 2006-10-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5630 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.53%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-5630

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5630

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 2025-11-24 1.25% 1.53% +0.28%
2 2025-06-19 1.20% 1.25% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 1.20%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5630

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-2006-5630

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5630

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-5630: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5630

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-5630

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update: Hosting Controller, Hosting Controller, 6.1 Hotfix 3.3

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5630

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hosting_controller hosting_controller <= 6.1_hotfix_3.2 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 1.4b cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:1.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_1.4 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_1.7 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_1.9 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.0 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.2 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.3 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_2.4 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 6.1_hotfix_3.1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:6.1_hotfix_3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 2002 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hosting_controller hosting_controller 2002_rc_1 cpe:2.3:a:hosting_controller:hosting_controller:2002_rc_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5630

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