### [CVE-2014-1840](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1840)
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### Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Upload/search.php in MyBB 1.6.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keywords parameter in a do_search action, which is not properly handled in a forced SQL error message.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://osandamalith.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/mybb-1-6-12-post-xss-0day/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125038/MyBB-1.6.12-POST-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.