CVE-2019-25093Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unencoded forum-skip setting

Published Jan 2, 2023 · Updated May 28, 2025

Stored cross-site scripting in DragonExpert Recent Threads On Index allows remote authenticated users to alter browser-rendered content. In inc/plugins/recentthreads/hooks.php, recentthread_list_threads concatenates the recentthread_forumskip setting into a SQL fragment without HTML encoding. Admin CP configuration access is required, and exploitation requires another user to view content that incorporates the crafted value.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in DragonExpert Recent Threads On Index allows remote authenticated users to alter browser-rendered content. In inc/plugins/recentthreads/hooks.php, recentthread_list_threads concatenates the recentthread_forumskip setting into a SQL fragment without HTML encoding. Admin CP configuration access is required, and exploitation requires another user to view content that incorporates the crafted value.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-25093
Published
Jan 2, 2023
Updated
May 28, 2025
Vendor
DragonExpert
Product
Recent Threads On Index
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 2, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

DragonExpert · Recent Threads On Indexversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

3.3VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N
2.4VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.4VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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