CVE-2021-27889

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Published Mar 15, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 5.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyBB before 1.8.26 via Nested Auto URL when parsing messages.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-14626	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyBB before 1.8.26 via Nested Auto URL when parsing messages.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 5.1% (5.072% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161908/MyBB-1.8.25-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://blog.sonarsource.com/mybb-remote-code-execution-chain
https://github.com/mybb/mybb/security/advisories/GHSA-xhj7-3349-mqcm

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mybb Mybb

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 15, 2021, 4:57 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 9:33 PM
Reserved: Mar 2, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 15, 2021, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM

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