Detections
Analytics

MyBB < 1.8.6 Arbitrary Code Execution

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9946

Synopsis

The remote web server is running a PHP application that is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution attack vector.

Description

Versions of MyBB (MyBulletinBoard) prior to 1.8.6 are affected by a flaw in the '__wakeup()' method that is triggered when deserializing specially crafted GMP objects. This may allow a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to MyBB version 1.8.6 or later.

See Also

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/55

https://mybb.com

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 9946

Family: CGI

Published: 2/9/2017

Updated: 3/6/2019

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mybb:mybb

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/21/2017