Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-4449
CVE-2009-4449
Description
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.
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References
11- dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-stable/admin/modules/user/users.phpnvdBroken LinkExploit
- dev.mybboard.net/projects/mybb/repository/revisions/4663/diff/branches/1.4-stable/usercp.phpnvdBroken LinkExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/37906nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37489nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3651nvdPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- blog.mybboard.net/2009/12/29/mybb-1-4-11-released-minor-patch-security-update/nvdRelease Notes
- dev.mybboard.net/issues/617nvdBroken Link
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/08/7nvdMailing List
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/11/8nvdMailing List
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/06/2nvdMailing List
- osvdb.org/61359nvdBroken Link
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