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MyBB <= 1.8.38 XSS Vulnerability

🗓️ 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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MyBB versions up to 1.8.38 have a cross-site scripting vulnerability with no solution available yet.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:mybb:mybb";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.131259");
  script_version("2025-12-08T05:46:14+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-08 05:46:14 +0000 (Mon, 08 Dec 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-12-05 10:45:46 +0000 (Thu, 05 Dec 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-52702");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");

  script_name("MyBB <= 1.8.38 XSS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("sw_mybb_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("mybb/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"MyBB is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Stored XSS the value of the 'websitename' parameter on the
  installation page (install\index.php).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"MyBB version 1.8.38 and probably prior.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year
  since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General
  solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the
  product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/mybb/mybb/issues/4859");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "1.8.38")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "None", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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