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CVE-2002-1846

Yet Another Bulletin Board (YaBB) 1.40 and 1.41 does not require a user to submi...

Medium CVSS 5.0

Overview

Yet Another Bulletin Board (YaBB) 1.40 and 1.41 does not require a user to submit the correct password before changing it to a new password, which allows remote attackers to modify passwords by stealing the cookie of another user, modifying the expiretime setting, and submitting the change in a profile2 action to index.php.

CWE: N/A Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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