CVE-2018-9999 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zulip Server versions prior to 1.7.2, specifically impacting user uploads when using the default LOCAL_UPLOADS_DIR storage backend. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) requires user interaction and authenticated access, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is 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:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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 records are not available for this CVE.