CVE-2018-10580 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting in MyBB Latest Posts on Profile plugin allows attackers to inject scripts via unsanitized thread subjects.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-10580?

CVE-2018-10580 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The "Latest Posts on Profile" plugin 1.1 for MyBB has XSS because there is an added section in a user profile that displays that user's most recent posts without sanitizing the tsubject (aka thread subject) field.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10580?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Latest Posts on Profile Project Latest Posts on Profile.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10580?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-10580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gr93-phx8-7v53.

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