CVE-2006-4272 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.5.4, allowing remote attackers to register numerous arbitrary users through register.php, thereby consuming server resources. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite the vendor's dispute, citing CAPTCHA and server-level flood control as mitigations, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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