CVE-2006-4706 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/functions_post.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.1.7 allows remote attackers to inject ar…
published 2006-09-12 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4693
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in inc/functions_post.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a url BBCode tag that contains a javascript URI with an SGML numeric character reference and an embedded space, as demonstrated using "java& #115;cript," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3761.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- myimei.com http://myimei.com/security/2006-08-15/mybb-117-htmlspeacialchar_uni-fixjavascript-functions_postphp-urlxss-attack.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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myimei.com
/security/2006-08-15/mybb-117-htmlspeacialchar_uni-fixjavascript-functions_postphp-urlxss-attack.html
exploit, patch
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mybboard.com
/archive.php?nid=18
patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/21697
third-party-advisory
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/1541
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/3418
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/444807/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4706
- NVD CVE-2006-4706
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