CVE-2006-3761 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/functions_post.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.0 RC2 through 1.1.4 allows remote attack…
published 2006-07-21 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3755
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/functions_post.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.0 RC2 through 1.1.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript URI with an SGML numeric character reference in the url BBCode tag, as demonstrated using "javascript".
Patch / fix
- osvdb.org/26808 patch
- securityfocus.com/bid/18702 patch
- community.mybboard.net/showthread.php?tid=10115 patch
- mybboard.com/archive.php?nid=15 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/20873 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/26808 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18702 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- myimei.com http://myimei.com/security/2006-06-22/mybb-114-function_postphpxss-attack-in-url-tag.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
osvdb.org
/26808
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/18702
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
-
community.mybboard.net
/showthread.php?tid=10115
patch
-
mybboard.com
/archive.php?nid=15
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/20873
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
myimei.com
/security/2006-06-22/mybb-114-function_postphpxss-attack-in-url-tag.html
exploit
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27444
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/438588/100/200/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/1257
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3761
- NVD CVE-2006-3761
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.