CVE-2008-1484

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-03-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1484 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.58%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-1484

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
5165 exploit_db edb 2008-02-21 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1484

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-14 9.92% 10.58% +0.66%
2 2025-03-30 9.68% 9.92% +0.24%
3 2025-03-29 — 9.68% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1484

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1484

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1484

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
punbb punbb 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0_alpha cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0_beta3 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
punbb punbb 1.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1484

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