PT-2012-3953 · Mybb · Mybb

Nathan Malcolm · Published 2012-08-13 · Updated 2012-08-14 · CVE-2012-2326

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MyBB versions prior to 1.6.7

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists in the Admin Control Panel (ACP) of MyBB, allowing remote administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a malformed file name in an orphaned attachment.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.6.7, update to version 1.6.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Admin Control Panel (ACP) to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using malformed file names in orphaned attachments until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2326

Affected Products

Mybb

References · 6

• http://blog.mybb.com/2012/04/01/mybb-1-6-7-update-1-8-development · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2326 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2326 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/14 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/53417 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/07/13 · Note