CVE-2018-7198 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in October CMS versions through 1.0.431, allowing an attacker to inject HTML on the "Add Posts" page. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-44144). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.431CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:octobercms:october:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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