CVE-2018-5691 json
SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) 8.1 has XSS via the `newName` and `Name` values of the `/sgms/TreeControl` module.
published 2018-01-14 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17460
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) 8.1 has XSS via the `newName` and `Name` values of the `/sgms/TreeControl` module.
Exploit prediction
0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- vulnerability-lab.com https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1819 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
-
vulnerability-lab.com
/get_content.php?id=1819
exploit, third-party-advisory
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psirt.global.sonicwall.com
/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0003
vendor-advisory
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documents.software.dell.com
/sonicwall-gms-os/8.2/release-notes/known-issues?ParentProduct=867
broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-5691
- NVD CVE-2018-5691
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