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CVE-2006-5474
The "forgot password" function in OneOrZero Helpdesk before 1.6.5.4 generates insecure passwords by concatenating the current timestamp…
High7.5EPSS 1.8%
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- mitre
Description
The "forgot password" function in OneOrZero Helpdesk before 1.6.5.4 generates insecure passwords by concatenating the current timestamp with the username, which allows remote attackers to gain access as an arbitrary user by requesting a password reset.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://www.whitedust.net/speaks/3043/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 22476 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20061020 Advisory for Oneorzero helpdesk (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://oneorzero.com/downloads/release_notes/Current_Release_notes.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1767 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20651 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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