MEDIUM
miniBB 2.2, and possibly earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain the full path via a direct request to the glang parameter in a registernew action to index.php, which leaks the path in an error message
Published Apr 30, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.23%
Description
miniBB 2.2, and possibly earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain the full path via a direct request to the glang parameter in a registernew action to index.php, which leaks the path in an error message.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.23% 0.02232
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02232
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02232) | 82.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02232) | 80.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 5.90% (0.05896) | 90.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 3.66% (0.03663) | 87.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02615) | 84.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06347) | 84.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02507) | 84.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 75.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 72.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 68.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29997/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.minibb.net/forums/9_5110_0.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42012 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5494 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29997/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.minibb.net/forums/9_5110_0.html | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42012 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5494 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 30, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 30, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2028
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a