# CVE-2014-1840: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Upload/search.php in MyBB 1.6.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-03-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Upload/search.php in MyBB 1.6.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter in a do_search action, which is not properly handled in a forced SQL error message.

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125038/MyBB-1.6.12-POST-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/mybb-1-6-12-post-xss-0day/

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