Information disclosure in Anchorcms Anchor
CVE-2018-7251
An issue was discovered in config/error.php in Anchor 0.12.3. The error log is exposed at an errors.log URI, and contains MySQL credentials if a MySQL error (such as "Too many connections") has occurred.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.723 (99.4th 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
- Anchorcms Anchor — versions 0.12.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7251?
- CVE-2018-7251 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Anchorcms Anchor, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7251?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-7251 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.