CVE-2008-7082

Published Aug 25, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.3 includes the sensitive my_post_key parameter in URLs to moderation.php with the (1) mergeposts, (2) split, and (3) deleteposts actions, which allows remote attackers to steal the token and bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism to hijack the authentication of moderators by reading the token from the HTTP Referer header.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-7041 MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.3 includes the sensitive my_post_key parameter in URLs to moderation.php with the (1) mergeposts, (2) split, and (3) deleteposts actions, which allows remote attackers to steal the token and bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism to hijack the authentication of moderators by reading the token from the HTTP Referer header.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mybb
Mybb mybb
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mybboard:mybb:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mybboard
Mybboard mybb
Mybb
Mybb mybb
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 11:56 AM
Reserved
Aug 24, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2009, 10:30 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM