What is CVE-2018-15638?

CVE-2018-15638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Odoo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-15638?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Odoo

CVE-2018-15638

Cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in mail module in Odoo Community 13.0 and earlier and Odoo Enterprise 13.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script in the browser of a victim via crafted channel names.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-12-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.1% 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

Odoo
Odoo Community — versions unspecified
Odoo Enterprise — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/odoo/odoo/issues/63703 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15638?: CVE-2018-15638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Odoo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-15638?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.