CVE-2018-18668 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GNUBOARD5 versions prior to 5.3.2.0, specifically affecting the "homepage title" parameter (cf_title) in adm/config_form_update.php. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML, leading to potential information disclosure and integrity issues for affected users. While the attack complexity is low, user interaction is required for successful exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sir:gnuboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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