XSS in Advanced Comment System Project
CVE-2018-18845
internal/advanced_comment_system/index.php and internal/advanced_comment_system/admin.php in Advanced Comment System, version 1.0, contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via ACS_path. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a vulnerable web application, which is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser. The product is discontinued.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.014 (70.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Advanced_comment_system_project Advanced_comment_system — versions 1.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18845?
- CVE-2018-18845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Advanced Comment System Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18845?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.