CVE-2006-0865

PunBB <= 1.2.10 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Rapid User Registration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-0865.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in PunBB 2.0.10 by flooding the target with repeated HTTP POST requests to the registration endpoint. The code establishes a connection to the target and sends malformed registration requests in a loop, overwhelming the server.

Description

PunBB 1.2.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by registering many user accounts quickly.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
cdosphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1517

This exploit demonstrates a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in PunBB 2.0.10 by flooding the target with repeated HTTP POST requests to the registration endpoint. The code establishes a connection to the target and sends malformed registration requests in a loop, overwhelming the server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PunBB 2.0.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Target running PunBB 2.0.10
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425630/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24837

Scores

EPSS 0.0472
EPSS Percentile 89.7%

Details

Status published
Products (26)
punbb/punbb 1.0
punbb/punbb 1.0.1
punbb/punbb 1.0_alpha
punbb/punbb 1.0_beta1
punbb/punbb 1.0_beta1a
punbb/punbb 1.0_beta2
punbb/punbb 1.0_beta3
punbb/punbb 1.0_rc1
punbb/punbb 1.0_rc2
punbb/punbb 1.1
... and 16 more
Published Feb 23, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026