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CVE-2018-16387

Elefant CMS CSRF Vulnerability

8.8 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an account via user/add.

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

0.65%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an account via user/add.

Record
CVE-2018-16387
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV: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 Elefant CMS before 2.0.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an account via user/add.

Record
CVE-2018-16387
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2963 No score

An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an account via user/add.

Record
EUVD-2022-2963
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79m2-h67v-35q7 8.8

Elefant CMS CSRF Vulnerability

An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an account via user/add.

Record
GHSA-79m2-h67v-35q7
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS: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
OSV 8.8

An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an account via user/add.

Record
CVE-2018-16387
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-79m2-h67v-35q7 8.8

Elefant CMS CSRF Vulnerability

An issue was discovered in Elefant CMS before 2.0.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an account via user/add.

Record
GHSA-79m2-h67v-35q7
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS: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

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
elefant/cms
Packagist
before 2.0.5
2.0.5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-16387 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Elefantcms, published September 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in elefant/cms 2.0.5.

References

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