Auth bypass in Kimtore Practical Music Search

CVE-2018-25224

PMS 0.42 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying malicious values in the configuration file. Attackers can craft configuration files with oversized input that overflows the stack buffer and execute shell commands via return-oriented programming gadgets.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25224?
CVE-2018-25224 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kimtore Practical Music Search, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-25224?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.