CVE-2004-0294

YaBB 1 SP 1.3.1 displays different error messages when a user exists or not, which makes it easier for remote attackers to identify valid users and conduct a brute force password guessing attack.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2004-11-23

Last modified

2024-08-08

Weaknesses

CWE-203

Affected products

• Yet Another Bulletin Board (Yabbforumsoftware)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107703591314745&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9677
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15236