CVE-2006-4157

Yet another Bulletin Board (YaBB) - Cross-Site Scripting via Categories Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-4157. PoCs published by O.U.T.L.A.W.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in YaBBSE, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how arbitrary script code can be executed in the context of a user's browser.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Yet another Bulletin Board (YaBB) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the categories parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by O.U.T.L.A.W · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28371

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in YaBBSE, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how arbitrary script code can be executed in the context of a user's browser.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: YaBBSE
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable YaBBSE instance · Ability to craft a malicious URL
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442817/100/0/threaded
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19460
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016684
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28324

Scores

EPSS 0.0192
EPSS Percentile 77.7%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
yabb/yabb 1.5.1
yabb/yabb 1.5.2
yabb/yabb 1.5.4
yabb/yabb 1.5.5
yabb/yabb 1.5.5b
Published Aug 16, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026