Vulnerability Details CVE-2023-46251
MyBB is a free and open source forum software. Custom MyCode (BBCode) for the visual editor (_SCEditor_) doesn't escape input properly when rendering HTML, resulting in a DOM-based XSS vulnerability. This weakness can be exploited by pointing a victim to a page where the visual editor is active (e.g. as a post or Private Message) and operates on a maliciously crafted MyCode message. This may occur on pages where message content is pre-filled using a GET/POST parameter, or on reply pages where a previously saved malicious message is quoted. The impact is be mitigated when: 1. the visual editor is disabled globally (_Admin CP → Configuration → Settings → Clickable Smilies and BB Code: [Clickable MyCode Editor](https://github.com/mybb/mybb/blob/mybb_1836/install/resources/settings.xml#L2087-L2094)_ is set to _Off_), or 2. the visual editor is disabled for individual user accounts (_User CP → Your Profile → Edit Options_: _Show the MyCode formatting options on the posting pages_ checkbox is not checked). MyBB 1.8.37 resolves this issue with the commit `6dcaf0b4d`. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may mitigate the impact without upgrading MyBB by changing the following setting (_Admin CP → Configuration → Settings_):
- _Clickable Smilies and BB Code → [Clickable MyCode Editor](https://github.com/mybb/mybb/blob/mybb_1836/install/resources/settings.xml#L2087-L2094)_: _Off_. Similarly, individual MyBB forum users are able to disable the visual editor by diabling the account option (_User CP → Your Profile → Edit Options_) _Show the MyCode formatting options on the posting pages_.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.007
EPSS Ranking 71.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
Products affected by CVE-2023-46251
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.7
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.1.8
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.10
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.11
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.12
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.13
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.14
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.8
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.2.9
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.10
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.11
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.12
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.13
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.14
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.15
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.16
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.4
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.5
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.6
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.7
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.8
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.4.9
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.10
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.11
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.12
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.13
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.14
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.15
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.16
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.17
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.18
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.4
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.5
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.6
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.7
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.8
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.6.9
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.10
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.11
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.12
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.13
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.14
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.15
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.16
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.17
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.18
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.19
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.2
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.20
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.21
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.22
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.23
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.24
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.25
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.26
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.27
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.28
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.29
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.30
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.31
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.32
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.36
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.4
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.5
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.6
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.7
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.8
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cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:1.8.9