MyBB is a widely deployed open-source forum platform whose vulnerability footprint, while concentrated in a single primary product line, reaches a substantial portion of community-driven and niche web properties across the landscape. Vulnerabilities affecting the vendor skew toward a meaningful share of serious outcomes and frequently acquire public exploit code, reflecting the product's exposure as an internet-facing application that processes user input and manages user accounts. The recurring weakness classes—including cross-site scripting, SQL injection, CSRF, and sensitive-information exposure—are characteristic of web application platforms and concentrate in core modules such as the merge system, account deletion, thread management, and active discussion features. Defenders should treat MyBB installations as high-priority patching targets, particularly internet-reachable instances, given the product's role in user-generated content and authentication; live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Mybb over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (218 CVEs).
218 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2022-24734HIGH MyBB is a free and open source forum software. In affected versions the Admin CP's Settings management module does not validate setting types correctly on insertion and update, mak | Mar 9, 2022 | 7.2 | 82 | NO | YES |
CVE-2018-17128MEDIUM A Persistent XSS issue was discovered in the Visual Editor in MyBB before 1.8.19 via a Video MyCode. | Sep 17, 2018 | 5.4 | 70 | NO | YES |
CVE-2018-14392MEDIUM The New Threads plugin before 1.2 for MyBB has XSS. | Jul 19, 2018 | 6.1 | 56 | NO | YES |
CVE-2008-0382HIGH Multiple eval injection vulnerabilities in MyBB 1.2.10 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the sortby parameter to (1) forumdisplay.php or (2) a result | Jan 22, 2008 | 7.5 | 51 | NO | YES |
CVE-2011-10018CRITICAL myBB version 1.6.4 was distributed with an unauthorized backdoor embedded in the source code. The backdoor allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting paylo | Aug 13, 2025 | 9.8 | 44 | NO | YES |
CVE-2021-27890HIGH SQL Injection vulnerablity in MyBB before 1.8.26 via theme properties included in theme XML files. | Mar 15, 2021 | 8.8 | 43 | NO | YES |
CVE-2017-16780CRITICAL The installer in MyBB before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the configuration file. | Nov 10, 2017 | 9.8 | 43 | NO | YES |
CVE-2018-14575HIGH Trash Bin plugin 1.1.3 for MyBB has cross-site scripting (XSS) via a thread subject and a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) via a post subject. | Mar 21, 2019 | 8.8 | 39 | NO | YES |
CVE-2021-27946HIGH SQL Injection vulnerability in MyBB before 1.8.26 via poll vote count. (issue 1 of 3). | Mar 15, 2021 | 8.8 | 38 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-58054HIGH MyBB 1.8.40 does not restrict which usergroup a limited Admin Control Panel user may assign when creating or editing users; the user module offers the Administrators group (gid 4) | Jun 28, 2026 | 7.2 | 34 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (218 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Mybb.
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