CVE-2017-16781 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability present in the installer of MyBB versions prior to 1.8.13. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) can be exploited with low complexity by an authenticated attacker, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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