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CVE-2018-25309

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.

MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 0.26%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 4.0
5.1 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.26% probability · 18th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
dragonexpert/recent threads on index
Source
disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.26%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.3% 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.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.