The password reset feature in PunBB 1.2.16 and earlier uses predictable random numbers…
Priority LOW 24CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04523 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 31
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0_alpha | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0_beta1 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0_beta2 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0_beta3 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0_rc1 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0_rc2 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_alpha Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_beta1 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_beta2 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_beta3 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_rc1 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0_rc2 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Punbb
Show 21 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.5 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.6 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.8 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.9 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.10 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.11 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.12 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.13 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.14 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.15 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
| cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.16 | Vulnerable | Punbb |
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.11 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.12 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.13 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.14 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.15 Vulnerable ·Punbb
- cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.16 Vulnerable ·Punbb
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1484
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3j2-cxwr-pv75
References
More Punbb vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03196 Unspecified vulnerability in PunBB before 1.2.19 allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-05520 Directory traversal vulnerability in include/common.php in PunBB before 1.2.14 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-01057 register.php in PunBB 1.2.10 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2005-03341 SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in PunBB 1.2.7 and 1.2.8 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-03153 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in common.php in PunBB 1.1.2 through 1.1.5 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-00520 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in PunBB 1.2.1 allow remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-1484 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1484 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q3j2-cxwr-pv75 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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