What is CVE-2018-7650?

CVE-2018-7650 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hot Scripts Clone Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-7650?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Hot Scripts Clone Project

CVE-2018-7650

PHP Scripts Mall Hot Scripts Clone:Script Classified Version 3.1 Application is vulnerable to stored XSS within the "Add New" function for a Management User. Within the "Add New" section, the application does not sanitize user supplied input to the name parameter, and renders injected JavaScript code to the user's browser. This is different from CVE-2018-6878.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-03-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.6% 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

Hot Scripts Clone Project — versions 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

neetech18.blogspot.in/2018/03/stored-xss-vulnerability-in-hot-scripts.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7650?: CVE-2018-7650 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hot Scripts Clone Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-7650?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.