CVE-2006-0888

Invision Power Board 2.0.1 - Denial of Service via User Registration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2006-0888. PoCs published by SkOd, SeeMe.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.0.1 by flooding the registration system with multiple user registrations. It bypasses 'Code Confirmation' and overwhelms the forum, causing a DoS condition.

Description

index.php in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.0.1, with Code Confirmation disabled, allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service by registering a large number of users.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by SkOd · perldosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1489

This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.0.1 by flooding the registration system with multiple user registrations. It bypasses 'Code Confirmation' and overwhelms the forum, causing a DoS condition.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Invision Power Board 2.0.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target forum · Registration endpoint accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
by SeeMe · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12382

This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Invision Power Board by sending multiple HTTP POST requests to the target server. The exploit targets a flaw in the software that can crash the server or make it unresponsive.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Invision Power Board (all versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target host and directory path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1489
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16616

Scores

EPSS 0.0835
EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
invision_power_services/invision_power_board 2.0.1
Published Feb 25, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026