What is CVE-2018-12255?

CVE-2018-12255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Invoiceplane, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-12255?

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

Is CVE-2018-12255 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Invoiceplane

CVE-2018-12255

An XSS issue was discovered in InvoicePlane 1.5.10 via the "Quote PDF Password(Optional)" field.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-07-03 · 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: 0.007 (52.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Invoiceplane — versions 1.5.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/V33RU/Invoice-Plane-XSS (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
development.invoiceplane.com/browse/IP-707 (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12255?: CVE-2018-12255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Invoiceplane, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-12255?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12255 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.