Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the redirect function in functions.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter in a removesubscriptions action to moderation.php, related to use of the ajax option to request a JavaScript redirect
Published Nov 4, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.41%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the redirect function in functions.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the url parameter in a removesubscriptions action to moderation.php, related to use of the ajax option to request a JavaScript redirect. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute PHP code and bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01414) | 71.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01414) | 69.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00631) | 68.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.54% (0.02537) | 89.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 69.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 65.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0203.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0212.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-10/0472.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31935 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2967 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0203.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0212.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-10/0472.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31935 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2967 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
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