CVE-2018-13849 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the yTakkar Instagram-clone script, specifically in the edit_requests.php component, affecting versions through 2018-04-23. The flaw stems from an inadequate XSS protection mechanism, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts via an onmouseover payload. This vulnerability is rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), requiring user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-45003) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2018-04-23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:instagram-clone_project:instagram-clone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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