# CVE-2005-1832: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in MyBB, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j6p3-x7q6-j8xv

## What is CVE-2005-1832?

CVE-2005-1832 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 2 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.00 RC4 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) forums, (2) version, or (3) limit parameter to misc.php, (4) page or (5) datecut parameter to forumdisplay.php, (6) username, (7) email, or (8) email2 parameter to member.php, (9) page or (10) usersearch parameter to memberlist.php, (11) pid or (12) tid parameter to showthread.php, or (13) tid parameter to printthread.php.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1832?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-1832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard

- [CVE-2005-4200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4200/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2230/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-0382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0382/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-2211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2211/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3758/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1832 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1832 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 2 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1832/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1832/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1832
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1832
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1832

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1832/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.