PT-2014-4324 · Mybb · Mybb

Published 2014-03-03 · Updated 2014-03-04 · CVE-2014-1840

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 1.6.12 and earlier

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists due to improper handling of the keywords parameter in a do search action, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This occurs when a forced SQL error message is generated.

Recommendations For MyBB versions 1.6.12 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Upload/search.php file until a patch is available. Avoid using the keywords parameter in the affected search functionality until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-1840

Affected Products

Mybb

References · 4

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125038/MyBB-1.6.12-POST-Cross-Site-Scripting.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/mybb-1-6-12-post-xss-0day · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1840 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1840 · Note