CVE-2018-18290
** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in nc-cms through 2017-03-10. index.php?action=edit_html...
An issue was discovered in nc-cms through 2017-03-10. index.php?action=edit_html&name=home_content allows XSS via the HTML Source Editor. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the form requires administrator privileges, and entering JavaScript is supported functionality
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
An issue was discovered in nc-cms through 2017-03-10. index.php?action=edit_html&name=home_content allows XSS via the HTML Source Editor. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the form requires administrator privileges, and entering JavaScript is supported functionality
- Record
CVE-2018-18290- 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
An issue was discovered in nc-cms through 2017-03-10. index.php?action=edit_html&name=home_content allows XSS via the HTML Source Editor. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the form requires administrator privileges, and entering JavaScript is supported functionality
- Record
CVE-2018-18290- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10024 No score
An issue was discovered in nc-cms through 2017-03-10. index.php?action=edit_html&name=home_content allows XSS via the HTML Source Editor. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the form requires administrator privileges, and entering JavaScript is supported functionality
- Record
EUVD-2018-10024- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4cgv-c33r-86xp
** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in nc-cms through 2017-03-10. index.php?action=edit_html...
** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in nc-cms through 2017-03-10. index.php?action=edit_html&name=home_content allows XSS via the HTML Source Editor. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because the form requires administrator privileges, and entering JavaScript is supported functionality.
- Record
GHSA-4cgv-c33r-86xp- 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
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-2018-18290 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Nconsulting Nc-cms, published October 14, 2018. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile.