What is CVE-2017-16780?

CVE-2017-16780 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mybb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-16780?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Mybb

CVE-2017-16780

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

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.058 (92.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mybb
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16780?: CVE-2017-16780 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mybb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-16780?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.