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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2018-5749 json

install.php in Minecraft Servers List Lite before commit c1cd164 and Premium Minecraft Servers List before 2.0.4 does not sanitize input be…

published 2018-01-23 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17518

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

install.php in Minecraft Servers List Lite before commit c1cd164 and Premium Minecraft Servers List before 2.0.4 does not sanitize input before saving database connection information in connect.php, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) database_server, (2) database_user, (3) database_password, or (4) database_name parameter.

Patch / fix

  • premium_minecraft_servers_list_project premium_minecraft_servers_list 2.0.4
  • minecraft_servers_list_lite_project minecraft_servers_list_lite 1.1

Exploit prediction

2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • rastating.com https://www.rastating.com/minecraft-servers-list-unauthenticated-shell-upload/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.