CVE-2009-4449

Summary

CVECVE-2009-4449
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-12-29 20:41:20 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary6.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mybb Mybb 1.4.10 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MyBB Blog » Blog Archive » MyBB 1.4.11 Released – Minor Patch & Security Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.mybboard.net Release Notes
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-sta... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dev.mybboard.net Broken Link, Exploit
oss-security - Re: CVE request: mybb before 1.4.11 and before 1.4.12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List
MyBB Avatar Change File Enumeration Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
MyBB 'Avatar' Parameter File Enumeration Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE request: mybb before 1.4.11 and before 1.4.12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List
dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-sta... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dev.mybboard.net Broken Link, Exploit
osvdb.org/61359 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
MyBB - Bug #617: Avatar gallery url sanitation - MyBulletinBoard Development Site af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dev.mybboard.net Broken Link
oss-security - CVE request: mybb before 1.4.11 and before 1.4.12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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