CVE-2018-11715 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Recent Threads plugin for MyBB, affecting versions prior to 1.1. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by injecting malicious scripts into a thread subject, which then executes in the browser of other users viewing the affected content. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for exploitation. Despite its medium CVSS score of 5.4, the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:recent_threads_project:recent_threads:*:*:*:*:*:mybb:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.