LayerBB 1.1.1 and 1.1.3 has SQL Injection via the search.php search_query parameter.

published 2019-03-07 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-9727

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.0%; EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 0; none known

Exploit prediction

2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45530/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
github.com https://github.com/AndyRixon/LayerBB/issues/51 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/45530/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
github.com /AndyRixon/LayerBB/issues/51
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-17988
NVD CVE-2018-17988

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Summary