What is CVE-2018-7722?

CVE-2018-7722 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Piwigo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-7722?

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

XSS in Piwigo

CVE-2018-7722

The management panel in Piwigo 2.9.3 has stored XSS via the name parameter in a /ws.php?format=json request. CSRF exploitation, related to CVE-2017-10681, may be possible.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-03-06 · 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 (43.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.0% 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

Piwigo — versions 2.9.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/summ3rf/Vulner/blob/master/Piwigo Store XSS.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7722?: CVE-2018-7722 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Piwigo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-7722?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.