CVE-2014-1840 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Upload/search.php in MyBB 1.6.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter in a do_search action, which is not properly handled in a forced SQL error message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00318.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mybb Subscribe	Mybb Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.11:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-1905	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Upload/search.php in MyBB 1.6.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter in a do_search action, which is not properly handled in a forced SQL error message.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/mybb-1-6-12-post-xss-0day/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125038/MyBB-1.6.12-POST-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-03-03T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.072Z

Reserved: 2014-02-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-1840

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-03-03T16:55:04.320

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-1840

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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