What is CVE-2018-16762?

CVE-2018-16762 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-16762?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms

CVE-2018-16762

FUEL CMS 1.4.1 allows SQL Injection via the layout, published, or search_term parameter to pages/items.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2018-09-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

github.com/daylightstudio/FUEL-CMS/issues/478 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16762?: CVE-2018-16762 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thedaylightstudio Fuel Cms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-16762?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.