CSRF in Merge Pacs
CVE-2018-25298
Merge PACS 7.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by crafting malicious HTML forms targeting the merge-viewer endpoint. Attackers can submit POST requests to /servlet/actions/merge-viewer/summary with login credentials to hijack user sessions and gain unauthorized access to the PACS system.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Merge Pacs — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44681 (exploit)
- www.merge.com/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/merge-pacs-cross-site-request-forgery-via-merge-vi… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25298?
- CVE-2018-25298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Merge Pacs, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25298?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.