What is CVE-2018-13038?

CVE-2018-13038 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opendesa Opensid, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-13038?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Opendesa Opensid

CVE-2018-13038

OpenSID 18.06-pasca has an Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability via an Attachment Document in the article feature. This vulnerability leads to uploading arbitrary PHP code via a .php filename with the application/pdf Content-Type.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2018-07-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Opendesa Opensid — versions 18.06-pasca

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com/OpenSID/OpenSID/issues/1177 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13038?: CVE-2018-13038 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Opendesa Opensid, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-13038?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.