RCE in Plainview Activity Monitor Project
CVE-2018-15877
The Plainview Activity Monitor plugin before 20180826 for WordPress is vulnerable to OS command injection via shell metacharacters in the ip parameter of a wp-admin/admin.php?page=plainview_activity_monitor&tab=activity_tools request.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.770 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.770 · newest: 0.770 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/aas-n/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2018-15877 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45274/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155502/WordPress-Plainview-Activity-Monitor-20161… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163425/WordPress-Plainview-Activity-Monitor-20161… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15877?
- CVE-2018-15877 is a high-severity vulnerability in Plainview Activity Monitor Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15877?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-15877 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.