What is CVE-2018-25248?

CVE-2018-25248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mybb Downloads Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2018-25248?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

XSS in Mybb Downloads Plugin

CVE-2018-25248

MyBB Downloads Plugin 2.0.3 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows regular members to inject malicious scripts through the download title field. Attackers can submit a new download with HTML/JavaScript code in…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.000 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Mybb Downloads Plugin — versions 2.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

ExploitDB-44400 (exploit)
Product Reference (product)
VulnCheck Advisory: MyBB Downloads Plugin 2.0.3 Persistent XSS via downloads.php (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25248?: CVE-2018-25248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mybb Downloads Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-25248?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.