What is CVE-2018-14476?

CVE-2018-14476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-14476?

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

XSS in Metalgenix Genixcms

CVE-2018-14476

GeniXCMS 1.1.5 has XSS via the dbuser or dbhost parameter during step 1 of installation.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Metalgenix Genixcms — versions 1.1.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/151006/GeniXCMS-1.1.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/88 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14476?: CVE-2018-14476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metalgenix Genixcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-14476?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.