CVE-2018-8978 json
Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 has XSS via a crafted src attribute of an IMG element within a URI.
published 2018-03-25 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-20583
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 has XSS via a crafted src attribute of an IMG element within a URI.
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- nileshsapariya.blogspot.ae https://nileshsapariya.blogspot.ae/2018/03/open-redirect-to-reflected-xss-open.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
nileshsapariya.blogspot.ae
/2018/03/open-redirect-to-reflected-xss-open.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-8978
- NVD CVE-2018-8978
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