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TI-2008-04684 Aliases CVE-2008-4928GHSA-vj37-f7rj-jvjm

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the redirect function in functions.php in…

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the redirect function in functions.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter in a removesubscriptions action to moderation.php, related to use of the ajax option to request a JavaScript redirect. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute PHP code and bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01414 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2Vulnerablemybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·mybb

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4928
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vj37-f7rj-jvjm

References

Exploit 2

Other 3

  • TI-2011-04621 myBB 1.6.4 Backdoor Arbitrary Command Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-08548 Remote code execution in mybb CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-21959 MyBB before 1.8.36 allows Code Injection by users with certain high privileges. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2022-18641 Mail settings' command parameter injection in mybb CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-21092 An issue in MyBB 1.8.38 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2025-21091 An issue in MyBB 1.8.38 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
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Sources

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