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CVE-2018-5281

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5281 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SonicWall SonicOS, specifically affecting Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2017 Q4 devices through the CFS Custom Category and Cloud AV DB Exclusion Settings screens. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) requires user interaction and local access, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sonicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0253 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 15,239 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

psirt.global.sonicwall.com / vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0002
Vendor Advisory
vulnerability-lab.com / get_content.php
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102443
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry