CVE•Published 2017-01-31•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2015-8973Mybb · Merge_system
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.3
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
xmlhttp.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors related to the forum password.
Timeline
Published 2017-01-31
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2015-8973Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Mybb Merge System"All exposed Mybb Merge System instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Merge System"HTTP body or banner mentions "Merge System" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2015-8973Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2015-8973Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2015-8973Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2015-8973GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2015-8973" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2015-8973 on GitHub.