CVE-2018-7251 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 71.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in config/error.php in Anchor 0.12.3. The error log is exposed at an errors.log URI, and contains MySQL credentials if a MySQL error (such as "Too many connections") has occurred.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 71.83% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-02-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| anchorcms | anchor |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AnchorCMS < 0.12.3a - Information Disclosure | 2019-10-03 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154723/Anchor-CMS-0.12.3a-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.andmp.com/2018/02/advisory-assigned-CVE-2018-7251-in-anchorcms.html
- https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/issues/1247
- https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/releases/tag/0.12.7
- https://twitter.com/finnwea/status/965279233030393856
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154723/Anchor-CMS-0.12.3a-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.andmp.com/2018/02/advisory-assigned-CVE-2018-7251-in-anchorcms.html
- https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/issues/1247
- https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/releases/tag/0.12.7
- https://twitter.com/finnwea/status/965279233030393856
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