# CVE-2006-4971: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive path information by directly requesting a specific plugin file, exposing internal server details.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2345-46r6-x6xf

## What is CVE-2006-4971?

CVE-2006-4971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 25 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request for inc/plugins/hello.php, which reveals the path in an error message.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4971?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-4971?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-4971 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard

- [CVE-2005-4200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4200/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2230/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-0382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0382/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-2211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2211/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3758/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4971 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-4971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 25 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard. 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-2006-4971/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4971/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4971
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4971
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4971

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4971/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.