CVE-2016-9408 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Mod control panel of MyBB (MyBulletinBoard) versions prior to 1.8.7 and MyBB Merge System prior to 1.8.7. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, specifically through vectors related to editing user information. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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