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TI-2014-01442 Aliases CVE-2014-1840GHSA-q46x-2h7h-rhq8

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Upload/search.php in MyBB 1.6.12 and earlier…

Priority LOW 22CWE-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 Upload/search.php in MyBB 1.6.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter in a do_search action, which is not properly handled in a forced SQL error message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00984 62nd 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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.12Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8Vulnerablemybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.12 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·mybb
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.9Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.10Vulnerablemybb
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.11Vulnerablemybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.9 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.11 Vulnerable ·mybb

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1840
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q46x-2h7h-rhq8

References

Exploit 2

  • 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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