CVE-2023-28467Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unneutralized User CP email

Published May 22, 2023 · Updated Jan 21, 2025

Stored XSS in the User CP module in MyBB before 1.8.34 allows remote authenticated users to inject HTML through the email field. The User CP Home page renders the stored email value without neutralizing attacker-controlled HTML. Changing the email requires the account password, and script execution requires another user to load User CP Home.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in the User CP module in MyBB before 1.8.34 allows remote authenticated users to inject HTML through the email field. The User CP Home page renders the stored email value without neutralizing attacker-controlled HTML. Changing the email requires the account password, and script execution requires another user to load User CP Home.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28467
Published
May 22, 2023
Updated
Jan 21, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-592, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-592Stored XSS
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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