6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-18845
Advanced Comment System Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

internal/advanced_comment_system/index.php and internal/advanced_comment_system/admin.php in Advanced Comment System, version 1.0, contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via ACS_path. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a vulnerable web application, which is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser. The product is discontinued.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2019, 4 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18845 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Advanced_comment_system_project advanced_comment_system
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-18845.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151799/Advanced-Comment-System-1.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Feb/46 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151799/Advanced-Comment-System-1.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Feb/46 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-18845 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18845 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151799/Advanced-Comment-System-1.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151799/Advanced-Comment-System-1.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Feb/46 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Feb/46 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:advanced_comment_system_project:advanced_comment_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.29 }} -0.14%

score

0.69191

percentile

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