What is CVE-2018-5285?

CVE-2018-5285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpscoop Imageinject, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-5285?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-5285 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Wpscoop Imageinject

CVE-2018-5285

The ImageInject plugin 1.15 for WordPress has CSRF via wp-admin/options-general.php.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2018-01-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpscoop Imageinject — versions 1.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wordpress.org/support/topic/stored-xss-csrf-bug-at-the-latest-version-of-imagei… (Broken Link)
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8994 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/d4wner/Vulnerabilities-Report/blob/master/ImageInject.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5285?: CVE-2018-5285 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpscoop Imageinject, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-5285?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5285 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.