CVE-2015-8973

HighCVSS 8.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

xmlhttp.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors related to the forum password.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94397Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blog.mybb.com/2015/09/07/mybb-1-8-6-1-6-18-merge-system-1-8-6-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94397Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blog.mybb.com/2015/09/07/mybb-1-8-6-1-6-18-merge-system-1-8-6-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 31, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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