VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-16780

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability5.77%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-11-10

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The installer in MyBB before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the configuration file.

Weakness classification

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry