What is CVE-2018-16805?

CVE-2018-16805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in B3log Solo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-16805?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in B3log Solo

CVE-2018-16805

In b3log Solo 2.9.3, XSS in the Input page under the Publish Articles menu, with an ID of linkAddress stored in the link JSON field, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Web scripts or HTML via a crafted site name provided by an administrator.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (51.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

B3log Solo — versions 2.9.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16805?: CVE-2018-16805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in B3log Solo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-16805?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.