VDB-74087 · CVE-2015-2335 · BID 73216

MyBB up to 1.8.3 JSON Library information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MyBB up to 1.8.3. This affects an unknown part of the component JSON Library. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2335. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MyBB up to 1.8.3 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JSON Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A JSON library in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2015 as MyBB 1.8.4 Released – Feature Update, Security & Maintenance Release as confirmed release notes (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at blog.mybb.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2335 since 03/18/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 73216†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031953†). The entries VDB-69210, VDB-74083, VDB-74084 and VDB-74085 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MyBB 1.8.4

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02/15/2015 🔍
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03/15/2015 +28 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +3 days 🔍
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01/10/2018 +1024 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mybb.com

Advisory: MyBB 1.8.4 Released – Feature Update, Security & Maintenance Release
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2335 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2335
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74087
SecurityFocus: 73216 - MyBB CVE-2015-2335 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031953

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 10:35
Updated: 01/10/2018 07:57
Changes: 03/23/2015 10:35 (58), 01/10/2018 07:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:249:103

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