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CVE-2015-2149

3.5 · LOW

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative backend in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML…

Published Mar 18, 2015mybbCWE-79EPSS 1.63%

Overview

CVE-2015-2149 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting mybb mybb. It was published on March 18, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative backend in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.4 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) MIME-type field in an add action in the config-attachment_types module to admin/index.php; (2) title or (3) short description field in an add action in the (a) config-mycode or (b) user-groups module to admin/index.php; (4) title field in an add action in the (c) forum-management or (d) tool-tasks module to admin/index.php; (5) name field in an add_set action in the style-templates module to admin/index.php; (6) title field in an add_template_group action in the style-templates module to admin/index.php; (7) name field in an add action in the config-post_icons module to admin/index.php; (8) "title to assign" field in an add action in the user-titles module to admin/index.php; or (9) username field in the config-banning module to admin/index.php.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mybb. Update mybb to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mybbmybb0Affected

References

Refblog.mybb.com/2015/02/15/mybb-1-8-4-released-feature-update-security-maintenance-release/Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/80Refseclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/629Refseclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/705Refsroesemann.blogspot.de/2015/02/sroeadv-2015-15.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/72738Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1031953Refblog.mybb.com/2015/02/15/mybb-1-8-4-released-feature-update-security-maintenance-release/Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Feb/80Refseclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/629

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2149?

CVE-2015-2149 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting mybb mybb. It was published on March 18, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2015-2149?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-2149?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mybb. Update mybb to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-2149?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-2149 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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