CVE-2005-1642 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability within the verify_email function of Woltlab Burning Board 2.x and earlier versions. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the $email variable. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it presents a high severity risk, enabling potential compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability. Despite its age, the vulnerability's high FAUCET Risk Score of 88/100 underscores its potential impact, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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