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CVE-2021-43281

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.29% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-11-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2021-43281
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.29%

Original NVD Description

MyBB before 1.8.29 allows Remote Code Injection by an admin with the "Can manage settings?" permission. The Admin CP's Settings management module does not validate setting types correctly on insertion and update, making it possible to add settings of supported type "php" with PHP code, executed on Change Settings pages.

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