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CVE-2008-1484
The password reset feature in PunBB 1.2.16 and earlier uses predictable random numbers based on the system time, which allows remote…
Low3.5EPSS 4.5%
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- mitre
Description
The password reset feature in PunBB 1.2.16 and earlier uses predictable random numbers based on the system time, which allows remote authenticated users to determine the new password via a brute force attack on a seed that is based on the approximate creation time of the targeted account. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5737.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.5% · top 8.4% 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: Low 3.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=18460 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29043 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-01.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://punbb.org/download/changelogs/1.2.16_to_1.2.17.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45561 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20080220 Advisory SE-2008-01: PunBB Blind Password Recovery Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5165 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 27908 (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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