What is CVE-2018-1000505?

CVE-2018-1000505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tooltipy, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000505?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-1000505 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Tooltipy

CVE-2018-1000505

Tooltipy (tooltips for WP) version 5 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Settings page that can result in could allow anybody to duplicate posts. This attack appear to be exploitable via Admin must follow a link. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.1.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2018-06-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tooltipy — versions 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

advisories.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-in-tooltipy/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000505?: CVE-2018-1000505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tooltipy, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000505?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1000505 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.