Vulnerability Details : 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 as HTML by Internet Explorer's content inspection, aka "Incomplete protection against MIME-sniffing." NOTE: this could be leveraged for XSS and other attacks.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2008-4930
- cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4930
0.21%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 59 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4930
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4930
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-4930
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0203.html
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-10/0472.html
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/2
oss-security - CVE request (Fwd: MyBB 1.4.2: Multiple Vulnerabilties)
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