What is CVE-2024-52702?

CVE-2024-52702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mybb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-11-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-52702?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-52702 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Mybb

CVE-2024-52702

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component install\index.php of MyBB v1.8.38 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Website Name parameter. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because Website Name can only be set by an administrator, who may use JavaScript if they wish.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mybb — versions 1.8.38
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Leousum/POCFORGE

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52702?: CVE-2024-52702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mybb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-11-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-52702?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-52702 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.