CVE-2014-9241 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via multiple parameters in MyBB, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-9241?
CVE-2014-9241 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mybb Mybb, published on 3 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) type parameter to report.php, (2) signature parameter in a do_editsig action to usercp.php, or (3) title parameter in the style-templates module in an edit_template action or (4) file parameter in the config-languages module in an edit action to admin/index.php.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9241?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mybb Mybb.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9241?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9241 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-2014-9241 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9241 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mybb Mybb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pf2-qwx3-5fmv.