TI-2008-01950 Aliases CVE-2008-2028 GHSA-v6p7-6qjc-9m48

miniBB 2.2, and possibly earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote…

LOW 24CWE-200Published 2008-04-30 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Information disclosure
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-200.

Summary

miniBB 2.2, and possibly earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain the full path via a direct request to the glang parameter in a registernew action to index.php, which leaks the path in an error message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02232 82nd 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:minibb:minibb::::::::	up to 2.2	Vulnerable	Minibb

cpe:2.3:a:minibb:minibb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2 Vulnerable ·Minibb

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2028
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6p7-6qjc-9m48

References

Exploit 1

5494

Patch 1

http://www.minibb.net/forums/9_5110_0.html

TI-2006-03831 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in MiniBB Forum 1.5a allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-02235 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in MiniBB Forum 1.5a and earlier, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-03168 Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in MiniBB 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2006-05477 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in bb_func_txt.php in miniBB 2.0.2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2004-02326 SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in miniBB 1.7f and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2008-01987 SQL injection vulnerability in bb_admin.php in miniBB 2.2a allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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