CVE-2018-16407 json
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects mayan-edms
published 2018-09-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-5h6m-9mvx-m6c5 , PYSEC-2018-15 , EUVD-2018-0093
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mayan EDMS before 3.0.3. The Tags app has XSS because tag label values are mishandled.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/issues/496 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | mayan-edms | <3.0.3 |
3.0.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
gitlab.com
/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/commit/076468a9225e4630a463c0bbceb8e5b805fe380c
web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
gitlab.com
/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/issues/496
web, exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
gitlab.com
/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/blob/master/HISTORY.rst
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16407
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-5h6m-9mvx-m6c5
advisory
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mayan-edms/PYSEC-2018-15.yaml
web
-
gitlab.com
/mayan-edms/mayan-edms
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-16407
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5h6m-9mvx-m6c5
- NVD CVE-2018-16407
- OSV PYSEC-2018-15
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