What is CVE-2020-18198?

CVE-2020-18198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pluck-Cms Pluck, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-18198?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Pluck-Cms Pluck

CVE-2020-18198

Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Pluck CMS v4.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and delete specific images via the component " /admin.php?action=images."

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2021-05-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pluck-Cms Pluck — versions 4.7.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

github.com/pluck-cms/pluck/issues/69 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-18198?: CVE-2020-18198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pluck-Cms Pluck, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-18198?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.