What is CVE-2018-20716?

CVE-2018-20716 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cubecart, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-20716?

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

SQL Injection in Cubecart

CVE-2018-20716

CubeCart before 6.1.13 has SQL Injection via the validate[] parameter of the "I forgot my Password!" feature.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2019-01-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cubecart

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

blog.ripstech.com/2018/cubecart-admin-authentication-bypass/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20716?: CVE-2018-20716 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cubecart, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-20716?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.