CVE-2006-2946

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—💥 Exploit

Dmx Forum 2.1a stores _includes/bd.inc under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain database username and password information.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base score: 5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.77%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 86
Score date: 10/8/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Dmx Forum 2.1a - 'edit.php' Remote Password Disclosure (6/5/2006)

Affected technologies (1)

DMX Forum — DMX Forum

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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