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CVE-2018-6333

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6333 describes a critical vulnerability in Facebook Nuclide versions prior to v0.290.0, where the hhvm-attach deep link handler failed to sanitize the hostname parameter. This allowed for malicious URLs to inject HTML and other content within the editor's context, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an attack vector of Network with low complexity, the potential impact includes complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite no active exploitation reported.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.290.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:facebook:nuclide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= v0.290.0CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:facebook:nuclide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0233 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 36,897 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

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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: nuclideFixed in: 0.290.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-r83x-wj75-v89rcritical

Nuclide Improper Input Validation

May 13, 2022

References

github.com / facebook/nuclide/commit/65f6bbd683404be1bb569b8d1be84b5d4c74a324
PatchThird Party Advisory