01 Record
CVE-2008-4930
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.2 does not properly handle an uploaded file with a nonstandard file type that contains HTML sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause that file to be processed
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.2 does not properly handle an uploaded file with a nonstandard file type that contains HTML sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause that file to be processed
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 66.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-11-04 20:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 23:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-11-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 93382bfe56d5250083f2d0f8b378b5c8c9c407ac065e16e870fbea26249244d2
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- archives.neohapsis.com20081027 MyBB 1.4.2: Multiple Vulnerabiltieshttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0203.html
- archives.neohapsis.com20081027 MyBB 1.4.2: Multiple Vulnerabiltieshttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-10/0472.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081101 CVE request (Fwd: MyBB 1.4.2: Multiple Vulnerabilties)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/2