CVE-2016-9418
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 on Windows and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 on Windows...
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 on Windows and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 on Windows might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from ACP backups via vectors involving a short name.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 on Windows and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 on Windows might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from ACP backups via vectors involving a short name.
- Record
CVE-2016-9418- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 on Windows and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 on Windows might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from ACP backups via vectors involving a short name.
- Record
CVE-2016-9418- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10228 No score
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 on Windows and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 on Windows might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from ACP backups via vectors involving a short name.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10228- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwj2-g4pc-3rc3
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 on Windows and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 on Windows...
MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.8 on Windows and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.8 on Windows might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from ACP backups via vectors involving a short name.
- Record
GHSA-wwj2-g4pc-3rc3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9418 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mybb Merge System, published January 31, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.28%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.