MyBB Downloads Plugin 2.0.3 Persistent XSS via downloads.php

Description

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 the title parameter, which executes when administrators validate the download in downloads.php.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
mybb	downloads plugin	2.0.3

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44400(exploit)
https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=854(product)
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mybb-downloads-plugin-persistent-xss-via-downloads-php(third-party-advisory)

Related News (1 articles)

Tier C

VulDB21h ago

CVE-2018-25248 | Downloads Plugin 2.0.3 on MyBB Parameter Title cross site scripting (Exploit 44400 / EDB-44400)

→ No new info (linked only)

CVSS 3.17.2 NONE

CISA KEV❌ No

Actively exploited✅ Yes

CWECWE-79

PublishedApr 4, 2026

Last enriched20h agov2

Trending Score36

Source articles1

Independent1

Info Completeness9/14

Missing: epss, kev, patch, iocs, mitre_attack

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Version History

Last enriched 20h ago

v2Tier C20h ago

Updated severity to HIGH, marked exploit as available, and noted that the vulnerability is actively exploited.

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