CVE-2015-8977 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.6 allow remote attackers to obtain the installation path via vectors involving error log files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01218.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mybb	Merge System Mybb

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:merge_system::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.5:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8831	MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.6 allow remote attackers to obtain the installation path via vectors involving error log files.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94397
https://blog.mybb.com/2015/09/07/mybb-1-8-6-1-6-18-merge-system-1-8-6-release/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-31T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:36:30.817Z

Reserved: 2016-11-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8977

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-31T22:59:00.297

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2015-8977

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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