What is CVE-2018-1000512?

CVE-2018-1000512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tooltipy Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000512?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-1000512 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Tooltipy Project

CVE-2018-1000512

Tooltipy Tooltipy (tooltips for WP) version 5 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Glossary shortcode that can result in could allow anybody to do almost anything an admin can. This attack appear to be exploitable via Admin must follow a link. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.1.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tooltipy Project — versions 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000512?: CVE-2018-1000512 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tooltipy Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000512?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1000512 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.