What is CVE-2018-15901?

CVE-2018-15901 is a high-severity vulnerability in E107, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-15901?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-15901 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in E107

CVE-2018-15901

e107 2.1.8 has CSRF in 'usersettings.php' with an impact of changing details such as passwords of users including administrators.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2018-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

E107 — versions 2.1.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/dhananjay-bajaj/e107_2.1.8_csrf (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/dhananjay-bajaj/e107_2.1.8_csrf/blob/master/E107_v2.1.8_CSRF_POC.pdf (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15901?: CVE-2018-15901 is a high-severity vulnerability in E107, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-15901?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-15901 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.