Path Traversal in Mybb

CVE-2009-4449

Directory traversal vulnerability in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.10, and possibly earlier versions, when changing the user avatar from the gallery, allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of files via directory traversal sequences in the avatar and possibly the gallery parameters, related to (1) admin/modules/user/users.php and (2) usercp.php.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2009-4449: held from 0.027 to 0.027.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Mybb — versions 1.4.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4449?
CVE-2009-4449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mybb, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2009-12-29.
How severe is CVE-2009-4449?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.