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CVE-2008-4929
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.2 uses insufficient randomness to compose filenames of uploaded files used as attachments, which makes it…
High7.5EPSS 2.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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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
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
- CWE-330 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-330 and its CVEs
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 31936 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20081027 MyBB 1.4.2: Multiple Vulnerabilties (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2967 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20081027 MyBB 1.4.2: Multiple Vulnerabilties (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20081101 CVE request (Fwd: MyBB 1.4.2: Multiple Vulnerabilties) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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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