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CVE-2018-12587

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-12587 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the valeuraddons German Spelling Dictionary v1.3 Opera Browser add-on. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the 'ajax' query parameter in the URL address bar, rather than legitimate spelling check text. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM on CVSS, it has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires user interaction, potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:german_spelling_dictionary_project:german_spelling_dictionary:1.3:*:*:*:*:opera:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

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 Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
53.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0081 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

metamorfosec.com / Files/Advisories/METS-2018-003-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_German_Spelling_Dictionary_1.3.txt
Third Party Advisory
openbugbounty.org / reports/610381
Third Party Advisory