CVE-2018-18461 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in version 2.5.1.7 of the Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter plugin for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting it into the attachments[] data sent to models/attachment.php. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kibokolabs:arigato_autoresponder_and_newsletter:2.5.1.7:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.