Prototype Pollution in Splashing Images Project
CVE-2018-6195
admin/partials/wp-splashing-admin-main.php in the Splashing Images plugin (wp-splashing-images) before 2.1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated (administrator, editor, or author) remote attackers to conduct PHP Object Injection attacks via crafted serialized data in the 'session' HTTP GET parameter to wp-admin/upload.php.
Vulnerability class: Prototype Pollution
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1807349/wp-splashing-images (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/91 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/146109/WordPress-Splashing-Images-2.1-Cross-Site-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9015 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6195?
- CVE-2018-6195 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splashing Images Project, classified under Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (Prototype Pollution). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-01-30.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6195?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6195 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.