CVE-2018-12531
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write...
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write arbitrary PHP code into config_db.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7271.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write arbitrary PHP code into config_db.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7271.
- Record
CVE-2018-12531- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write arbitrary PHP code into config_db.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7271.
- Record
CVE-2018-12531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4501 No score
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write arbitrary PHP code into config_db.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7271.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4501- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wh3h-9w52-m73w
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write...
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write arbitrary PHP code into config_db.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7271.
- Record
GHSA-wh3h-9w52-m73w- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12531 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Metinfo, published June 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.