Description
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.3 includes the sensitive my_post_key parameter in URLs to moderation.php with the (1) mergeposts, (2) split, and (3) deleteposts actions, which allows remote attackers to steal the token and bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism to hijack the authentication of moderators by reading the token from the HTTP Referer header.
Published: 2009-08-25
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-7041 MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.3 includes the sensitive my_post_key parameter in URLs to moderation.php with the (1) mergeposts, (2) split, and (3) deleteposts actions, which allows remote attackers to steal the token and bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism to hijack the authentication of moderators by reading the token from the HTTP Referer header.
History

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mybb
Mybb mybb
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mybboard:mybb:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mybboard
Mybboard mybb
Mybb
Mybb mybb

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:14.019Z

Reserved: 2009-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7082

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-25T10:30:00.733

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

Link: CVE-2008-7082

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