What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16632?

CVE-2018-16632 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-16632?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-16632. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.6%.

Mezzanine CVE-2018-16632

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2018-12-28 cve@mitre.org

XSS Mezzanine

4.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 28, 2018 - 17:29 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Mezzanine CMS v4.3.1 allows XSS via the /admin/blog/blogcategory/add/?_to_field=id&_popup=1 title parameter at admin/blog/blogpost/add/.

AnalysisAI

Mezzanine CMS v4.3.1 allows XSS via the /admin/blog/blogcategory/add/?_to_field=id&_popup=1 title parameter at admin/blog/blogpost/add/. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Mezzanine CMS v4.3.1 allows XSS via the /admin/blog/blogcategory/add/?_to_field=id&_popup=1 title parameter at admin/blog/blogpost/add/. Affected products include: Jupo Mezzanine.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.