CVE-2018-25298 Merge PACS 7.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery via merge-viewer
Attackers can hijack user sessions and gain unauthorized access to the PACS system via CSRF in the merge-viewer endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25298?
CVE-2018-25298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Merge PACS, published on 29 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Merge PACS 7.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions by crafting malicious HTML forms targeting the merge-viewer endpoint. Attackers can submit POST requests to /servlet/actions/merge-viewer/summary with login credentials to hijack user sessions and gain unauthorized access to the PACS system.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25298?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-25298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3cg-527x-3wwv.