CVE-2018-17138

MEDIUM

Jibu Pro < 1.7 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Quiz Name Field

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-17138. PoCs published by Renos Nikolaou.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Jibu Pro 1.7 by injecting malicious JavaScript into the 'name' parameter during quiz creation. The payload is executed when the shortcode is viewed in a post or page.

Description

The Jibu Pro plugin through 1.7 for WordPress is prone to Stored XSS via the wp-content/plugins/jibu-pro/quiz_action.php name (aka Quiz Name) field.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Renos Nikolaou · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45305

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in WordPress Plugin Jibu Pro 1.7 by injecting malicious JavaScript into the 'name' parameter during quiz creation. The payload is executed when the shortcode is viewed in a post or page.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Plugin Jibu Pro 1.7
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to WordPress admin panel with Jibu Pro plugin privileges
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45305/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0066
EPSS Percentile 46.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
nickelpro/jibu_pro < 1.7
Published Sep 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026