CVE-2018-16338
An issue was discovered in AuraCMS 2.3. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the...
An issue was discovered in AuraCMS 2.3. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the administrator's password via admin.php?mod=users and subsequently add a page or menu, or submit a topic.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
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 AuraCMS 2.3. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the administrator's password via admin.php?mod=users and subsequently add a page or menu, or submit a topic.
- Record
CVE-2018-16338- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in AuraCMS 2.3. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the administrator's password via admin.php?mod=users and subsequently add a page or menu, or submit a topic.
- Record
CVE-2018-16338- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8186 No score
An issue was discovered in AuraCMS 2.3. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the administrator's password via admin.php?mod=users and subsequently add a page or menu, or submit a topic.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8186- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h52w-hf3x-rwpw
An issue was discovered in AuraCMS 2.3. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the...
An issue was discovered in AuraCMS 2.3. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can change the administrator's password via admin.php?mod=users and subsequently add a page or menu, or submit a topic.
- Record
GHSA-h52w-hf3x-rwpw- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- 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-2018-16338 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Auracms, published September 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.