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medium 4.3

CVE-2013-5020 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in bb_admin.php in MiniBB before 3.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web s…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4862

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in bb_admin.php in MiniBB before 3.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) forum_name, (2) forum_group, (3) forum_icon, or (4) forum_desc parameter. NOTE: the whatus vector is already covered by CVE-2008-2066.

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-38639)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-38639 WordPress Plugin miniBB - SQL Injection / Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2013-07-11
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jul/102 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • mavitunasecurity.com https://www.mavitunasecurity.com/xss-and-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-minibb/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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