Vulnerability · CVE-2018-25249
MyBB My Arcade Plugin 1.3 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts through arcade game score comments.
Published Apr 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 21, 2026 · my arcade
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25249. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of my arcade is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.25%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe mybb/my arcade
MyBB My Arcade Plugin 1.3 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts through arcade game score comments. Attackers can add crafted HTML and JavaScript payloads in the comment field that execute when other users view or edit the comment.
Are you affected?
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- cpe mybb/my arcade1.3
How to fix CVE-2018-25249
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2018-25249. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of my arcade is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with mybb/my arcade 1.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 4, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
MyBB My Arcade Plugin 1.3 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts through arcade game score comments. Attackers can add crafted HTML and JavaScript payloads in the comment field that execute when other users view or edit the comment.
Jul 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
MyBB My Arcade Plugin 1.3 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts through arcade game score comments. Attackers can add crafted HTML and JavaScript payloads in the comment field that execute when other users view or edit the comment.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25249
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-25249
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2018-25249
MyBB My Arcade Plugin 1.3 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts through arcade game score comments. Attackers can add crafted HTML and JavaScript payloads in the comment field that execute when other u
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.