VDB-32440 · CVE-2006-4971 · ADV-2006-3666

MyBB up to 1.20 Error Message information disclosure

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A vulnerability has been found in MyBB (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request for inc/plugins/hello.php, which reveals the path in an error message.

The weakness was published 09/24/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4971 since 09/24/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entry is available at 32441.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/24/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3091 days 🔍
04/30/2019 +1510 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mybb.com

Advisory: vupen.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4971 (🔍)
Vupen: ADV-2006-3666

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/30/2019 09:31
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (42), 04/30/2019 09:31 (6)
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