CVE-2018-9986 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in Zulip Server versions prior to 1.7.2, specifically within its frontend markdown processor. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited with low complexity via a network-based attack requiring user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.