CVE-2019-12830 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In MyBB before 1.8.21, an attacker can exploit a parsing flaw in the Private Message / Post renderer that leads to [video] BBCode persistent XSS to take over any forum account, aka a nested video MyCode issue.

Published: 2019-06-15

Score: 8.7 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-4410	In MyBB before 1.8.21, an attacker can exploit a parsing flaw in the Private Message / Post renderer that leads to [video] BBCode persistent XSS to take over any forum account, aka a nested video MyCode issue.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00983.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.mybb.com/2019/06/10/mybb-1-8-21-released-security-maintenance-release/
https://blog.ripstech.com/2019/mybb-stored-xss-to-rce/

History

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Subscriptions

Mybb Mybb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-06-15T17:04:50.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T23:32:55.480Z

Reserved: 2019-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-12830

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-06-15T18:29:00.220

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:15:34.683

Link: CVE-2019-12830

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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