Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.02 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sortby and (2) sortordr parameters, which are not properly handled in a redirection.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- MyBB 1.0.2 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities EDB-27137 · webapps · Dec 26, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://community.mybboard.net/attachment.php?aid=2181
- mybb-search-xss(24466) vdb-entry
- 20060125 MyBB 1.0.2 XSS attack in search.php redirection mailing-list
- 16387 vdb-entry
- http://community.mybboard.net/showthread.php?tid=6418
- ADV-2006-0350 vdb-entry
- 18617 third-party-advisory
- 374 third-party-advisory
- 22750 vdb-entry