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CVE-2019-3579· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

MyBB 1.8.19 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information because it discloses the username upon receiving a password-reset reques

MyBB 1.8.19 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information because it discloses the username upon receiving a password-reset request that lacks the code parameter.

MediumCVSS 5.3 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jun 6, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 74th percentile
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Action score

21

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mybbmybb

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • mybb mybb1.8.19

Same product

mybb: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-24734Remote code execution in mybb
    51Plan
  • CVE-2018-17128A Persistent XSS issue was discovered in the Visual Editor in MyBB before 1.8.19 via a Video MyCode.
    43Plan
  • CVE-2011-10018myBB 1.6.4 Backdoor Arbitrary Command Execution
    41Plan
  • CVE-2017-16780The installer in MyBB before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the configuration file.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2011-5133Unspecified vulnerability in MyBB before 1.6.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an "unparsed user avatar in the buddy list.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2015-2786Unspecified vulnerability in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.4 has unknown attack vectors related to "Group join request notifications
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-200 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

json
{  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

Fixed

json
{  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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