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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1484 · published 24 March 2008

CVE-2008-1484: Punbb permissions and access controls vulnerability

PPunbb · Punbb

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.

3.5 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 4.5% · top 8.8% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
3.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/45561
http://punbb.org/download/changelogs/1.2.16_to_1.2.17.txt
http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=18460
http://secunia.com/advisories/29043 Vendor Advisory
http://sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-01.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488408/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27908 Patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5165
http://osvdb.org/45561
http://punbb.org/download/changelogs/1.2.16_to_1.2.17.txt
http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=18460
http://secunia.com/advisories/29043 Vendor Advisory
http://sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-01.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488408/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27908 Patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5165

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1484), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.