MyBB Group MyBB contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Private forums that can result in Users can view posts from private for
MyBB Group MyBB contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Private forums that can result in Users can view posts from private forums without having the password. This attack appear to be exploitable via Subscribe to a forum through IDOR. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.8.15.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Jun 26, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 48th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-269
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Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mybb | mybb | cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mybb mybbbefore 1.8.15
Same product
mybb: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-24734Remote code execution in mybb51Plan
- CVE-2018-17128A Persistent XSS issue was discovered in the Visual Editor in MyBB before 1.8.19 via a Video MyCode.43Plan
- CVE-2011-10018myBB 1.6.4 Backdoor Arbitrary Command Execution41Plan
- CVE-2017-16780The installer in MyBB before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the configuration file.41Plan
- CVE-2011-5133Unspecified vulnerability in MyBB before 1.6.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an "unparsed user avatar in the buddy list.41Plan
- CVE-2015-2786Unspecified vulnerability in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.8.4 has unknown attack vectors related to "Group join request notifications40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | 1.8.15 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege ManagementCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
To simplify setup, a service account is granted broad, cluster-wide permissions. The principle of least privilege is skipped during installation.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-269 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
kind: ClusterRolerules: - apiGroups: ["*"] resources: ["*"] verbs: ["*"]Fixed
kind: Rolemetadata: namespace: lodos-systemrules: - apiGroups: ["apps"] resources: ["deployments"] verbs: ["get", "list", "update"]Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.batterystapl.es/2018/03/local-file-inclusion-and-reading.html
- blog.mybb.com/2018/03/15/mybb-1-8-15-released-security-maintenance-release/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.