CVE-2018-25116 (GCVE-0-2018-25116)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-23 16:47 – Updated: 2026-01-23 19:31
VLAI?
Title
MyBB Thread Redirect Plugin 0.2.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
MyBB Thread Redirect Plugin 0.2.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the custom text input field for thread redirects. Attackers can inject malicious SVG scripts that will execute when other users view the thread, allowing arbitrary script execution.
Severity ?
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
jamiesage123 MyBB Thread Redirect Plugin Affected: 0.2.1
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Date Public ?
2018-07-23 00:00
Credits
0xB9
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