What is CVE-2018-18461?

CVE-2018-18461 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kibokolabs Arigato Autoresponder And Newsletter, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-18461?

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

Is CVE-2018-18461 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Kibokolabs Arigato Autoresponder And Newsletter

CVE-2018-18461

The Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter (aka bft-autoresponder) v2.5.1.7 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via PHP code in attachments[] data to models/attachment.php.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Kibokolabs Arigato_autoresponder_and_newsletter — versions 2.5.1.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18461?: CVE-2018-18461 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kibokolabs Arigato Autoresponder And Newsletter, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-18461?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18461 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.