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CVE-2018-12457

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-12457 describes a critical vulnerability in expressCart versions prior to 1.1.6, allowing remote attackers to create an administrative user account. This flaw, rated 8.8 High on the CVSS scale, is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:expresscart_project:expresscart:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0192 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: express-cartFixed in: 1.1.6

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmqhigh

express-cart allows any user to create an admin user

May 13, 2022

References

github.com / mrvautin/expressCart/commit/baccaae9b0b72f00b10c5453ca00231340ad3e3b
PatchThird Party Advisory
hackerone.com / reports/343626
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
npmjs.com / package/express-cart
Third Party Advisory