# CVE-2008-1484: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can determine new passwords via brute force due to predictable random number generation in the password reset feature.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Mar 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3j2-cxwr-pv75

## What is CVE-2008-1484?

CVE-2008-1484 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The password reset feature in PunBB 1.2.16 and earlier uses predictable random numbers based on the system time, which allows remote authenticated users to determine the new password via a brute force attack on a seed that is based on the approximate creation time of the targeted account.  NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5737.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1484?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Punbb Punbb.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1484 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1484 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PunBB 1.2.16 - Blind Password Recovery (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-3335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3335/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1090/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-2234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2234/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5735/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-3518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3518/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1484 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1484 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1484 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1484/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1484/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1484
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1484
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1484

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