CVE-2002-1846 describes a critical flaw in Yet Another Bulletin Board (YaBB) versions 1.40 and 1.41, where the software fails to validate the current password before allowing a user to change it. This vulnerability enables remote attackers to reset user passwords by stealing a user's cookie, manipulating its expiration, and submitting a password change request. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized password modification. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yabb:yabb:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.41CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yabb:yabb:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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