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TI-2023-21959 Aliases CVE-2023-41362

MyBB before 1.8.36 allows Code Injection by users with certain high privileges.

Priority HIGH 67CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

MyBB before 1.8.36 allows Code Injection by users with certain high privileges. Templates in Admin CP intentionally use eval, and there was some validation of the input to eval, but type juggling interfered with this when using PCRE within PHP.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02051 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.8.36Vulnerablemybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.8.36 Vulnerable ·mybb

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41362

References

Patch 2

Other 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-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
  • TI-2025-21090 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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