CVE-2023-53978

Publication date

2025-12-22 21:35:35

Family

VulnCheck

State

PUBLISHED

Description

myBB Forums 1.8.26 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the forum announcement system that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts when creating announcements. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by inserting script payloads in the announcement title field when adding announcements through the Forums and Posts > Forum Announcements interface, causing arbitrary JavaScript to execute when the announcement is displayed on the forum.