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CVE-2006-4279

34
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4279 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in XennoBB versions 2.2.1 and earlier, specifically within the topic_post.php script. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the 'icon_topic' parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-28406 · Aug 19, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0179 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/21575
securityreason.com / securityalert/1434
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/28456
osvdb.org / 28090
securityfocus.com / archive/1/443765/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19606
Exploit
surfionline.com / security_advisories/20060819_xennobb_icon_topic_sql.txt
ExploitVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3343