What is CVE-2018-16338?

CVE-2018-16338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Auracms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-16338?

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

CSRF in Auracms

CVE-2018-16338

An issue was discovered in AuraCMS 2.3. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the administrator's password via admin.php?mod=users and subsequently add a page or menu, or submit a topic.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2018-09-02 · 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: 0.005 (38.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Auracms — versions 2.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

github.com/auracms/AuraCMS/issues/3 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16338?: CVE-2018-16338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Auracms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-16338?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.