CVE-2018-19196
An issue was discovered in XiaoCms 20141229. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
An issue was discovered in XiaoCms 20141229. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the type parameter to bypass the standard admin\controller\uploadfile.php restrictions on uploaded file types (jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, gif), as demonstrated by an admin/index.php?c=uploadfile&a=uploadify_upload&type=php URI.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in XiaoCms 20141229. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the type parameter to bypass the standard admin\controller\uploadfile.php restrictions on uploaded file types (jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, gif), as demonstrated by an admin/index.php?c=uploadfile&a=uploadify_upload&type=php URI.
- Record
CVE-2018-19196- 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
An issue was discovered in XiaoCms 20141229. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the type parameter to bypass the standard admin\controller\uploadfile.php restrictions on uploaded file types (jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, gif), as demonstrated by an admin/index.php?c=uploadfile&a=uploadify_upload&type=php URI.
- Record
CVE-2018-19196- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10905 No score
An issue was discovered in XiaoCms 20141229. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the type parameter to bypass the standard admin\controller\uploadfile.php restrictions on uploaded file types (jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, gif), as demonstrated by an admin/index.php?c=uploadfile&a=uploadify_upload&type=php URI.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10905- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q68r-572q-fq65
An issue was discovered in XiaoCms 20141229. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
An issue was discovered in XiaoCms 20141229. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the type parameter to bypass the standard admin\controller\uploadfile.php restrictions on uploaded file types (jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, gif), as demonstrated by an admin/index.php?c=uploadfile&a=uploadify_upload&type=php URI.
- Record
GHSA-q68r-572q-fq65- 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
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-2018-19196 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Xiaocms, published November 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.