What is CVE-2018-16624?

CVE-2018-16624 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getkirby Kirby, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-16624?

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

Is CVE-2018-16624 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Getkirby Kirby

CVE-2018-16624

panel/pages/home/edit in Kirby v2.5.12 allows XSS via the title of a new page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-05-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% 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

Getkirby Kirby — versions 2.5.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

0xT11/CVE-POC

References

github.com/security-breachlock/CVE-2018-16624/blob/master/CVE-2018-16624.pdf (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16624?: CVE-2018-16624 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Getkirby Kirby, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-16624?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-16624 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.