CVE-2023-53978 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-53978

myBB Forums 1.8.26 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Forum Announcements

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Andrey Stoykov

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

myBB forums
Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.26

Timeline

Official Publish: December 22nd, 2025
Last Modified: April 7th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)