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CVE-2008-4929

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-11-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-330

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.

Affected products

• mybb: 1.4.2

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0203.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-10/0472.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31936
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2967
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0203.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-10/0472.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31936
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2967

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