What is CVE-2018-5972?

CVE-2018-5972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quickad Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-5972?

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

Is CVE-2018-5972 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Quickad Project

CVE-2018-5972

SQL Injection exists in Classified Ads CMS Quickad 4.0 via the keywords, placeid, cat, or subcat parameter to the listing URI.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2018-01-24 · 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: 0.192 (97.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.192 · newest: 0.192 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Quickad Project — versions 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43868/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5972?: CVE-2018-5972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Quickad Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-5972?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5972 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.