CVEvulnerability
CVE-2006-0633
6.4 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2006-02-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.4 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
The make_password function in ipsclass.php in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.4 uses random data generated from partially predictable seeds to create the authentication code that is sent by e-mail to a user with a lost password, which might make it easier for remote attackers to guess the code and change the password for an IPB account, possibly involving millions of requests.
Affected configurations
• invisionpower invision power board 2.1.4
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- http://forums.invisionpower.com/lofiversion/index.php/t200085.html forums.invisionpower.com
- http://www.r-security.net/tutorials/view/readtutorial.php?id=4 Patch
- http://forums.invisionpower.com/lofiversion/index.php/t200085.html forums.invisionpower.com
- http://www.r-security.net/tutorials/view/readtutorial.php?id=4 Patch