CVE-2018-14888
inc/plugins/thankyoulike.php in the Eldenroot Thank You/Like plugin before 3.1.0 for MyBB allows XSS via a post or thread subject.
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 3.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
inc/plugins/thankyoulike.php in the Eldenroot Thank You/Like plugin before 3.1.0 for MyBB allows XSS via a post or thread subject.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.68% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 10 August 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- thank you\/like project/thank you\/like
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.7% 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/148871/MyBB-Thank-You-Like-3.0.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=changelog&pid=360Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/mybbgroup/MyBB_Thank-you-like-plugin/pull/199Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45178/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148871/MyBB-Thank-You-Like-3.0.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=changelog&pid=360Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/mybbgroup/MyBB_Thank-you-like-plugin/pull/199Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45178/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.