FKIE_CVE-2015-8975

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-31 22:59 - Updated: 2026-05-13 00:24
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the error handler in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.6 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94397Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://blog.mybb.com/2015/09/07/mybb-1-8-6-1-6-18-merge-system-1-8-6-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94397Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.mybb.com/2015/09/07/mybb-1-8-6-1-6-18-merge-system-1-8-6-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mybb merge_system 1.8.5
mybb mybb *
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
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  "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033",
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