CVE Catalog

CVE-2018-25309

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

MyBB Recent threads version 17.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by creating threads with crafted subject lines.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of all users viewing the index page, potentially leading to data theft or session hijacking.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update MyBB Recent threads to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor threads for suspicious subject lines.

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Original NVD description (English source)

MyBB Recent threads 17.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by creating threads with crafted subject lines. Attackers can create threads with script tags in the subject parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of all users viewing the index page.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS