What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-18736?

CVE-2018-18736 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-18736?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-18736. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.6%.

Catfish Blog CVE-2018-18736

MEDIUM

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

2018-10-29 cve@mitre.org

XSS Catfish Blog

5.4

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 29, 2018 - 12:29 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

An XSS issue was discovered in catfish blog 2.0.33, related to "write source code."

AnalysisAI

An XSS issue was discovered in catfish blog 2.0.33, related to "write source code.". Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), 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. An XSS issue was discovered in catfish blog 2.0.33, related to "write source code." Affected products include: Catfish-Cms Catfish Blog.

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.