VDB-74083 · CVE-2015-2149 · BID 72738

MyBB up to 1.8.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in MyBB up to 1.8.3. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-2149. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MyBB up to 1.8.3 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was presented 02/15/2015 as MyBB 1.8.4 Released – Feature Update, Security & Maintenance Release as confirmed release notes (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at blog.mybb.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2149 since 02/27/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 72738†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031953†). See VDB-69210, VDB-74084, VDB-74085 and VDB-74086 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MyBB 1.8.4

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02/15/2015 🔍
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02/21/2015 +6 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +6 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +19 days 🔍
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04/16/2022 +2581 days 🔍

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Product: mybb.com

Advisory: MyBB 1.8.4 Released – Feature Update, Security & Maintenance Release
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74083
SecurityFocus: 72738 - MyBB Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1031953

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 10:35
Updated: 04/16/2022 03:40
Changes: 03/23/2015 10:35 (50), 01/10/2018 07:56 (9), 04/16/2022 03:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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