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CVE-2016-9403

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9403 describes a critical vulnerability in MyBB (MyBulletinBoard) and MyBB Merge System versions prior to 1.8.7, specifically within the newreply.php component. This flaw, stemming from a missing permission check, allows remote attackers to achieve significant impact, including potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an attack vector over the network with low complexity, this vulnerability presents a high risk. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:merge_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0256 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.mybb.com / 2016/03/11/mybb-1-8-7-merge-system-1-8-7-release
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94395
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry