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CVE-2018-15596

MyBB 1.8.17 - Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in inc/class_feedgeneration.php in MyBB 1.8.17. On the forum RSS Syndication page, one can generate a URL such as http://localhost/syndication.php?fid=&type=atom1.0&limit=15. The thread titles (within title elements of the generated XML documents) aren't sanitized, leading to XSS.

Se ha descubierto un problema en inc/class_feedgeneration.php en MyBB 1.8.17. En la página de foro RSS Syndication, se puede generar una URL como http://localhost/syndication.php?fid=type=atom1.0limit=15. Los títulos de hilos (en los elementos de título de los documentos XML generados) no se sanean, lo que conduce a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

MyBB version 1.8.17 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-08-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-08-28 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mybb
Search vendor "Mybb"
 Mybb
Search vendor "Mybb" for product "Mybb"
 1.8.17
Search vendor "Mybb" for product "Mybb" and version "1.8.17"
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Affected