SQL Injection in Wchat Project

CVE-2018-5979

SQL Injection exists in Wchat Fully Responsive PHP AJAX Chat Script 1.5 via the login.php User field.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.152 (96.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Wchat_project Wchat — versions 1.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5979?: CVE-2018-5979 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wchat Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-5979?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5979 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.