CVE-2008-4929 (GCVE-0-2008-4929)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-04 20:00 – Updated: 2025-01-17 15:22
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Date Public
2008-10-27 00:00
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