CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-8977

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Jan 31, 2017 | Modified: Feb 05, 2017
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.6 allow remote attackers to obtain the installation path via vectors involving error log files.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Merge_system Mybb * 1.8.5 (including)
Mybb Mybb * 1.6.17 (including)
Mybb Mybb 1.8.0 (including) 1.8.0 (including)
Mybb Mybb 1.8.1 (including) 1.8.1 (including)
Mybb Mybb 1.8.2 (including) 1.8.2 (including)
Mybb Mybb 1.8.3 (including) 1.8.3 (including)
Mybb Mybb 1.8.4 (including) 1.8.4 (including)
Mybb Mybb 1.8.5 (including) 1.8.5 (including)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References