CVE-2018-17996
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via admin/members.php/delete_user/, and deleting content via mod/delete.php/.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via admin/members.php/delete_user/, and deleting content via mod/delete.php/.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.01% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 February 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- layerbb/layerbb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151694/LayerBB-1.1.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/AndyRixon/LayerBB/commits/masterPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AndyRixon/LayerBB/issues/38Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46379/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151694/LayerBB-1.1.2-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/AndyRixon/LayerBB/commits/masterPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AndyRixon/LayerBB/issues/38Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46379/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.