CVE-2010-5096 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the keywords parameter in a (1) do_search action to search.php or (2) do_stuff action to private.php. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying "Although this doesn't lead to an SQL injection, it does provide a general MyBB SQL error.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.58% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-08-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mybb | mybb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MyBB 1.6 - 'search.php?keywords' SQL Injection | 2010-12-23 |
| exploit-db | MyBB 1.6 - 'private.php?keywords' SQL Injection | 2010-12-23 |
References
- http://dev.mybb.com/issues/1330
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/7
- http://www.osvdb.org/70013
- http://www.osvdb.org/70014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45565
- http://dev.mybb.com/issues/1330
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/23/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/7
- http://www.osvdb.org/70013
- http://www.osvdb.org/70014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45565
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