CVE-2018-15596
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An issue was discovered in inc/class_feedgeneration.php in MyBB 1.8.17. On the forum RSS Syndication page, one can generate a URL such as http://localhost/syndication.php?fid=&type=atom1.0&limit=15. The thread titles (within title elements of the generated XML documents) aren't sanitized, leading to XSS.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-45393MyBB 1.8.17 - Cross-Site ScriptingPoC · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.mybb.com/2018/08/22/mybb-1-8-18-released-security-maintenance-release/cnnvd
- https://blog.mybb.com/2018/08/22/mybb-1-8-18-released-security-maintenance-release/enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45393/enisa_euvd
- https://blog.mybb.com/2018/08/22/mybb-1-8-18-released-security-maintenance-release/Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45393/ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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