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CVE-2008-1484

LOW CVSS: 3.5 Published: 2008-03-24 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Punbb Punbb

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References