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TI-2026-32948 Aliases CVE-2026-45115

MyBB: Buddy/ignore list username XSS

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

MyBB is free and open source forum software. Prior to 1.8.40, the Buddy/Ignore component does not sanitize usernames correctly, allowing attackers to perform JavaScript code injection through a specially crafted username. The User CP Buddy/Ignore list and the Select Buddies list in Private Messages pass usernames through htmlspecialchars_uni(), which may leave single quotes unescaped. The payload is triggered when a victim chooses Yes in Please Confirm while removing the username in usercp.php, or selects the username through the onclick handler in the xmlhttp.php Select Buddies popup. The uniquely identifying implementation details include Private Messages Select Buddies list, and unescaped single quotes. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.40.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00416 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mybb (mybb): 1.8.40

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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
mybbmybbbefore 1.8.401.8.40Patch availableCNA
  • mybb Vendormybb Affected before 1.8.40 Fixed in 1.8.40 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——mybb
  • cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·mybb

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA mybb (mybb) Fixed in 1.8.40

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45115

References

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-2021-22547 MyBB Timeline Plugin 1.0 Cross-Site Scripting and CSRF CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • 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
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Sources

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