CVE-2008-7082 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 25 Aug 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can steal CSRF tokens via Referer headers to hijack moderator sessions in MyBB, requiring user interaction to exploit.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-7082?

CVE-2008-7082 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mybb Mybb, published on 25 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.3 includes the sensitive my_post_key parameter in URLs to moderation.php with the (1) mergeposts, (2) split, and (3) deleteposts actions, which allows remote attackers to steal the token and bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism to hijack the authentication of moderators by reading the token from the HTTP Referer header.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7082?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mybb Mybb.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7082?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7082 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-7082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7hvv-ww63-97rc.