CVE-2008-4929 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.2 uses insufficient randomness to compose filenames of uploaded files used as attachments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read these files by guessing filenames.

Published: 2008-11-04

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0073.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0203.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-10/0472.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31936
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2967

History

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mybb Mybb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-04T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-17T15:22:15.716Z

Reserved: 2008-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4929

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:28.329Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-04T21:00:05.957

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4929

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-330

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