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.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:merge_system::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb::::::::

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Mybb Subscribe	Merge System Subscribe Mybb Subscribe

Tracking

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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

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-31T22:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2016-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9420

Vulnrichment

No data.

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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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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