MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bb_admin.php in miniBB 2.2a allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the whatus parameter in a searchusers2 action
Published May 2, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.63%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in bb_admin.php in miniBB 2.2a allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the whatus parameter in a searchusers2 action. NOTE: it was later reported that other versions before 3.0.1 are also vulnerable.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.63% 0.01630
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01630
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 75.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 73.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00632) | 68.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 89.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 78.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00542) | 77.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 73.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 69.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://osvdb.org/95122 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/102 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30004 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3846 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.minibb.com/download.php?file=minibb_update x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.minibb.com/forums/news-9/minibb-3.0.1-released-stable-fixed-secured-dedicated-6059.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491375/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28957 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61116 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42076 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.mavitunasecurity.com/xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-minibb/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/95122 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/102 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30004 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3846 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.minibb.com/download.php?file=minibb_update | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.minibb.com/forums/news-9/minibb-3.0.1-released-stable-fixed-secured-dedicated-6059.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491375/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28957 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61116 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42076 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.mavitunasecurity.com/xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-minibb/ | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 2, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 2, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2066
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a