CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8973
8.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-31
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.3 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284
Description
xmlhttp.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors related to the forum password.
Affected configurations
• mybb merge system (<= 1.8.5)
• mybb mybb (<= 1.6.17)
• mybb mybb 1.8.0
• mybb mybb 1.8.1
• mybb mybb 1.8.2
• mybb mybb 1.8.3
• mybb mybb 1.8.4
• mybb mybb 1.8.5
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94397 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.mybb.com/2015/09/07/mybb-1-8-6-1-6-18-merge-system-1-8-6-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94397 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.mybb.com/2015/09/07/mybb-1-8-6-1-6-18-merge-system-1-8-6-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory