CVE-2017-16780 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.8% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The installer in MyBB before 1.8.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the configuration file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.77% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mybb | mybb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MyBB 1.8.13 - Remote Code Execution | 2017-11-11 |
References
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