What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5705?

CVE-2018-5705 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-5705?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-5705. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.5%.

Image Hosting CVE-2018-5705

MEDIUM

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

2018-01-24 cve@mitre.org

XSS Image Hosting

6.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 24, 2018 - 17:29 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Reservo Image Hosting 1.6 is vulnerable to XSS attacks. The affected function is its search engine (the t parameter to the /search URI). Since there is an user/admin login interface, it's possible for attackers to steal sessions of users and thus admin(s). By sending users an infected URL, code will be executed.

AnalysisAI

Reservo Image Hosting 1.6 is vulnerable to XSS attacks. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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. Reservo Image Hosting 1.6 is vulnerable to XSS attacks. The affected function is its search engine (the t parameter to the /search URI). Since there is an user/admin login interface, it's possible for attackers to steal sessions of users and thus admin(s). By sending users an infected URL, code will be executed. Affected products include: Reservo Image Hosting.

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.