CVE-2018-18668 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2018-18668?

CVE-2018-18668 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

GNUBOARD5 before 5.3.2.0 has XSS that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "homepage title" parameter, aka the adm/config_form_update.php cf_title parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18668?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sir Gnuboard.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18668?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-18668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2024-41475 Misconfiguration in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-18662 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2005-0269 File upload in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-1252 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in gnuboard/gnuboard5 High 8.2
• CVE-2022-44216 Missing authorization in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-h6h2-69w9-639g.