CVE-2018-16630
Kirby XSS Vulnerability
Kirby v2.5.12 allows XSS by using the "site files" Add option to upload an SVG file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.8
Kirby v2.5.12 allows XSS by using the "site files" Add option to upload an SVG file.
- Record
CVE-2018-16630- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Kirby v2.5.12 allows XSS by using the "site files" Add option to upload an SVG file.
- Record
CVE-2018-16630- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2182 No score
Kirby v2.5.12 allows XSS by using the "site files" Add option to upload an SVG file.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2182- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3gq5-r59m-mmv2
4.8
Kirby XSS Vulnerability
Kirby v2.5.12 allows XSS by using the "site files" Add option to upload an SVG file.
- Record
GHSA-3gq5-r59m-mmv2- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.8
Kirby v2.5.12 allows XSS by using the "site files" Add option to upload an SVG file.
- Record
CVE-2018-16630- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3gq5-r59m-mmv2
4.8
Kirby XSS Vulnerability
Kirby v2.5.12 allows XSS by using the "site files" Add option to upload an SVG file.
- Record
GHSA-3gq5-r59m-mmv2- CVSS 3.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
getkirby/kirbyPackagist |
through 2.5.12 | None known |
getkirby/kirbyPackagist |
through 2.5.12, plus listed versions 2.4.02.4.12.4.22.5.02.5.1 Show 17 moreShow less2.5.102.5.112.5.11-RC-12.5.22.5.32.5.42.5.52.5.5-RC-12.5.62.5.6-RC-12.5.72.5.7-RC-12.5.82.5.8-RC-12.5.92.5.9-RC-12.5.9-RC-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16630 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Getkirby Kirby, published December 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/security-breachlock/CVE-2018-16630/blob/master/Kirby_Insecure%20file%20validation.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16630
web.archive.org/web/20201208015414/https://github.com/security-breachlock/CVE-2018-16630/blob/master/Kirby_Insecure%20file%20validation.pdf
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3gq5-r59m-mmv2
github.com/getkirby-v2/kirby