What is CVE-2018-15874?

CVE-2018-15874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-615, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-15874?

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

Is CVE-2018-15874 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Dlink Dir-615

CVE-2018-15874

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on D-Link DIR-615 routers 20.07 allows an attacker to inject JavaScript into the "Status -> Active Client Table" page via the hostname field in a DHCP request.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-08-25 · 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: 0.012 (67.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dir-615 — versions t1
Dlink Dir-615 Firmware — versions 20.07

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

reevesrs24/CVE

References

github.com/reevesrs24/cve/blob/master/D-Link_DIR-615/xss_DHCP/dlink_dir615_xss_… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15874?: CVE-2018-15874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-615, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-15874?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-15874 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.