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CVE-2008-1484

LOW · CVSS 3.5EPSS 4.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
3.5 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
4.5% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-1486)
Published
March 24, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1486 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • punbb / punbb
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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