What is CVE-2018-5988?

CVE-2018-5988 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flexible Poll Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-5988?

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

Is CVE-2018-5988 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Flexible Poll Project

CVE-2018-5988

SQL Injection exists in Flexible Poll 1.2 via the id parameter to mobile_preview.php or index.php.

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 2026-10-02.

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

Flexible Poll Project — versions 1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43869/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5988?: CVE-2018-5988 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flexible Poll Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-5988?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5988 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.