CVE-2018-5249 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shaarli before 0.8.5 and 0.9.x before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code vi…
published 2018-01-05 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17031
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shaarli before 0.8.5 and 0.9.x before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code via the login form's username field (aka the login parameter to the ban_canLogin function in index.php).
Patch / fix
- shaarli_project shaarli 0.8.5, 0.9.3
- github.com/shaarli/Shaarli#1046 pull request
- github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/tag/v0.8.5 release
- github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/tag/v0.9.3 release
Exploit prediction
1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/shaarli/Shaarli/pull/1046
release-notes, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/tag/v0.8.5
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/tag/v0.9.3
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-5249
- NVD CVE-2018-5249
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