Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands v
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the keywords parameter in a (1) do_search action to search.php or (2) do_stuff action to private.php. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying "Although this doesn't lead to an SQL injection, it does provide a general MyBB SQL error.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Aug 13, 2012
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.6% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-89
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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 mybbup to 1.6.0 inclusive
- mybb mybb1.0
- mybb mybb1.00
- mybb mybb1.01
- mybb mybb1.02
- mybb mybb1.03
- mybb mybb1.04
- mybb mybb1.1.0
- mybb mybb1.1.1
- mybb mybb1.1.2
- mybb mybb1.1.3
- mybb mybb1.1.4
- mybb mybb1.1.5
- mybb mybb1.1.6
- mybb mybb1.1.7
- mybb mybb1.1.8
- mybb mybb1.2
- mybb mybb1.2.0
- mybb mybb1.2.1
- mybb mybb1.2.10
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.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2010-12-23 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2010-12-23 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-600 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+5161 d
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
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Root cause
The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-89 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");Fixed
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1", [owner]);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the DatabaseCAPEC-470Very High
- SQL InjectionCAPEC-66likelihood: High · High
- Blind SQL InjectionCAPEC-7likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- dev.mybb.com/issues/1330
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/4
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/25/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/3
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/7
- www.osvdb.org/70013
- www.osvdb.org/70014
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45565
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.