What is CVE-2018-18387?

CVE-2018-18387 is a high-severity vulnerability in Playsms Project, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-18387?

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

Is CVE-2018-18387 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Playsms Project

CVE-2018-18387

playSMS through 1.4.2 allows Privilege Escalation through Daemon abuse.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Playsms_project Playsms
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18387?: CVE-2018-18387 is a high-severity vulnerability in Playsms Project, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-18387?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18387 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.