CVE-2009-4449

Directory traversal vulnerability in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.10, and possibly earlier versions, when changing the user avatar from the gallery, allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of files via directory traversal sequences in the avatar and possibly the gallery parameters, related to (1) admin/modules/user/users.php and (2) usercp.php.
References
Link Resource
http://blog.mybboard.net/2009/12/29/mybb-1-4-11-released-minor-patch-security-update/ Release Notes
http://dev.mybboard.net/issues/617 Broken Link
http://dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-stable/admin/modules/user/users.php Broken Link Exploit
http://dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-stable/usercp.php Broken Link Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/08/7 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/11/8 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/06/2 Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/61359 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37906 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37489 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3651 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
http://blog.mybboard.net/2009/12/29/mybb-1-4-11-released-minor-patch-security-update/ Release Notes
http://dev.mybboard.net/issues/617 Broken Link
http://dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-stable/admin/modules/user/users.php Broken Link Exploit
http://dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-stable/usercp.php Broken Link Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/08/7 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/11/8 Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/06/2 Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/61359 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37906 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37489 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3651 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Sep 2025, 19:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Mybb
Mybb mybb
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mybboard:mybb:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2009-12-29 20:41

Updated : 2025-09-26 19:39


NVD link : CVE-2009-4449

Mitre link : CVE-2009-4449

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-4449


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Products Affected

mybb

  • mybb
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')