What is CVE-2018-18259?

CVE-2018-18259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Luya Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-18259?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Luya Cms

CVE-2018-18259

Stored XSS has been discovered in version 1.0.12 of the LUYA CMS software via /admin/api-cms-nav/create-page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-10-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Luya Cms — versions 1.0.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/149771/LUYA-CMS-1.0.12-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18259?: CVE-2018-18259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Luya Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-18259?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.