CVE-2008-4929
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 4, 2008 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMybb
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0203.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken LinkExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-10/0472.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31936VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2967SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-330
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