MyBB 1.8.6 Template Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MyBB 1.8.6. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Template Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Password). There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MyBB 1.8.6 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Template Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). 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 confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 09/15/2016 by FIRST with Curesec Research Team as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 230 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 1.8.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at resources.mybb.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

curesec.com is providing further details. See VDB-91732, VDB-91729, VDB-91730 and VDB-91731 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MyBB 1.8.7

Timelineinfo

01/29/2016 🔍
02/26/2016 +28 days 🔍
09/15/2016 +202 days 🔍
09/21/2016 +6 days 🔍
11/03/2016 +43 days 🔍
04/21/2019 +899 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mybb.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: FIRST
Organization: Curesec Research Team
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91733
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2016 11:53
Updated: 04/21/2019 10:40
Changes: 09/21/2016 11:53 (50), 04/21/2019 10:40 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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