CVE-2018-18903
Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.
9.8 Critical
CVE-2018-18903 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Vanillaforums Vanilla, published November 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.15%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.
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
5.15%Up 3.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-18903- 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
Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-18903- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10613 No score
Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10613- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jm3v-m7pq-rwrh
9.8
Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.
Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-jm3v-m7pq-rwrh- 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
OSV
9.8
Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-18903- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
srcincite.io/blog/2018/10/02/old-school-pwning-with-new-school-tricks-vanilla-forums-remote-code-execution.html
github.com/vanilla/vanilla/releases/tag/Vanilla_2.6.4
open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/36771/security-update-vanilla-2-6-4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18903
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jm3v-m7pq-rwrh