CVE-2014-1840 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyBB versions 1.6.12 and earlier, specifically within the Upload/search.php component. An attacker can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'keywords' parameter during a 'do_search' action, which is then improperly handled in a forced SQL error message. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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