CVE-2012-5908 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyBB (MyBulletinBoard) version 1.6.6, specifically within the admin/modules/user/users.php component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the conditions[usergroup][] parameter during a search action to admin/index.php. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium severity due to its network-based attack vector and medium attack complexity, with a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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