# CVE-2006-2896: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can change arbitrary user passwords by modifying the uid field in the Edit Profile action, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wg2p-cfwm-2hhj

## What is CVE-2006-2896?

CVE-2006-2896 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

profile.php in FunkBoard CF0.71 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary passwords via a modified uid hidden form field in an Edit Profile action.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2896?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Funkboard Funkboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2896 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2896 exists.

Public exploit code:

- FunkBoard CF0.71 - 'profile.php' Remote User Pass Change (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-5775](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5775/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2005-2571](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2571/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2005-2570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2570/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-2569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2569/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2006-2897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2897/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2896 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2896 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2896 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2896/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2896/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2896
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2896
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2896

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.