CVE-2018-1000998 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting FreeBSD CVSweb versions 2.x. This flaw allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages, primarily impacting the victim through specially crafted URLs. While CVSweb is read-only and anonymous, the XSS could affect other sites on the same domain. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. The EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, or entries in ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also non-existent, aligning with the typical low attention for most vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.4, <= 2.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:cvsweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.