CVE-2018-5479 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.1% (pctl 81)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
FoxSash ImgHosting 1.5 (according to footer information) is vulnerable to XSS attacks. The affected function is its search engine via the search parameter to the default URI. Since there is an user/admin login interface, it's possible for attackers to steal sessions of users and thus admin(s). By sending users an infected URL, code will be executed.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.07% — more likely to be exploited than 81% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-01-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| foxsash | imghosting |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ImgHosting 1.5 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2018-01-15 |
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