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CVE-2018-16763

88
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-16763 is a critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting FUEL CMS version 1.4.1. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the "filter" parameter in pages/select/ or the "data" parameter in preview/. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, multiple public exploits exist on ExploitDB and Nuclei templates are available, indicating active community interest and potential for widespread exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:thedaylightstudio:fuel_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
82.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2018-16763 · Sep 6, 2020
ExploitDB: EDB-50477 · Nov 3, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8294 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/153696/fuelCMS-1.4.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/160080/Fuel-CMS-1.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/164756/Fuel-CMS-1.4.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
0xd0ff9.wordpress.com / 2019/07/19/from-code-evaluation-to-pre-auth-remote-code-execution-cve-2018-16763-bypass
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / daylightstudio/FUEL-CMS/issues/478
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/47138
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry