CVE-2018-10678 — MyBB 1

MyBB 1.8.15, when accessed with Microsoft Edge, mishandles 'target="_blank" rel="noopener"' in A elements, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct redirection attacks.

01What is this vulnerability?

MyBB 1.8.15, when accessed with Microsoft Edge, mishandles 'target="_blank" rel="noopener"' in A elements, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct redirection attacks.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-05-13T20:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T07:46:46.382Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104187
• gist.github.com — https://gist.github.com/MayurUdiniya/7aaa50b878d82b6aab6ed0b3e2b080bc