CVE-2006-0470 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via search parameters in MyBB, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0470?
CVE-2006-0470 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 31 Jan 2006. 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.02 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sortby and (2) sortordr parameters, which are not properly handled in a redirection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0470 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2006-0470 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0470 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv83-w2gg-qf8w.