CVE-2016-9420 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to "loose comparison false positives."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01105.

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::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-10230	MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to "loose comparison false positives."

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/94396
https://blog.mybb.com/2016/10/17/mybb-1-8-8-merge-system-1-8-8-release/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:50:38.327Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-9420

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-31T22:59:01.720

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

Link: CVE-2016-9420

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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