CVE-2006-0470

MyBulletinBoard 1.02 - Cross-Site Scripting via search.php sortby and sortordr Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-0470. PoCs published by imei.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyBB by injecting a malicious script via the 'sortby' parameter in the search.php file. The script executes arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site, potentially stealing cookie-based authentication credentials.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in MyBulletinBoard (MyBB) 1.02 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sortby and (2) sortordr parameters, which are not properly handled in a redirection.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by imei · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27137

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyBB by injecting a malicious script via the 'sortby' parameter in the search.php file. The script executes arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site, potentially stealing cookie-based authentication credentials.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MyBB (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the MyBB search.php endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://community.mybboard.net/attachment.php?aid=2181
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://community.mybboard.net/showthread.php?tid=6418
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24466
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2006/Jan/0414.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16387
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0350
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18617
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/374
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/22750

Scores

EPSS 0.0244
EPSS Percentile 82.1%

Details

Status published
Products (7)
mybulletinboard/mybulletinboard 1.0.1
mybulletinboard/mybulletinboard 1.0.2
mybulletinboard/mybulletinboard 1.0_final
mybulletinboard/mybulletinboard 1.0_pr2
mybulletinboard/mybulletinboard 1.0_preview_release_2
mybulletinboard/mybulletinboard 1.0_rc2
mybulletinboard/mybulletinboard 1.0_rc4
Published Jan 31, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026