What is CVE-2018-6868?

CVE-2018-6868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Groupon Clone Script Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-6868?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Groupon Clone Script Project

CVE-2018-6868

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in PHP Scripts Mall Slickdeals / DealNews / Groupon Clone Script 3.0.2 via a User Profile Field parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-02-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Groupon Clone Script Project — versions 3.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

exploit-db.com/exploits/44172 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6868?: CVE-2018-6868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Groupon Clone Script Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-6868?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.