CVE-2009-4449
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 29, 2009 at 08:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMybb
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.10, and possibly earlier versions, when changing the user avatar from the gallery, allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of files via directory traversal sequences in the avatar and possibly the gallery parameters, related to (1) admin/modules/user/users.php and (2) usercp.php.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.mybboard.net/2009/12/29/mybb-1-4-11-released-minor-patch-security-update/x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-stable/admin/modules/user/users.phpx_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-stable/usercp.phpMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/08/7Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/11/8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/06/2CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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