CVEvulnerability

CVE-2004-0294

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2004-11-23 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2004-11-23
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-203

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• yabbforumsoftware yet another bulletin board 1.0

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (2)

CWE-203 Observable Discrepancy weakness
CWE-204 Observable Response Discrepancy weakness

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107703591314745&w=2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9677 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15236 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107703591314745&w=2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9677 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15236 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry