CVE-2018-3783
Privilege Escalation due to Blind NoSQL Injection in flintcms
A privilege escalation detected in flintcms versions <= 1.1.9 allows account takeover due to blind MongoDB injection in password reset.
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
A privilege escalation detected in flintcms versions <= 1.1.9 allows account takeover due to blind MongoDB injection in password reset.
- Record
CVE-2018-3783- 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-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A privilege escalation detected in flintcms versions <= 1.1.9 allows account takeover due to blind MongoDB injection in password reset.
- Record
CVE-2018-3783- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0407 No score
A privilege escalation detected in flintcms versions <= 1.1.9 allows account takeover due to blind MongoDB injection in password reset.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0407- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhq3-57xh-6643
Privilege Escalation due to Blind NoSQL Injection in flintcms
Versions of flintcms before version 1.1.10 are vulnerable to account takeover due to blind MongoDB injection in the password reset.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.1.10 or later.
- Record
GHSA-jhq3-57xh-6643- 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-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A privilege escalation detected in flintcms versions <= 1.1.9 allows account takeover due to blind MongoDB injection in password reset.
- Record
CVE-2018-3783- 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
OSVGHSA-jhq3-57xh-6643
Privilege Escalation due to Blind NoSQL Injection in flintcms
Versions of flintcms before version 1.1.10 are vulnerable to account takeover due to blind MongoDB injection in the password reset.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.1.10 or later.
- Record
GHSA-jhq3-57xh-6643- 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-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
flintcmsnpm |
before 1.1.10 | 1.1.10 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | nisaruj/nosqli-flintcms | 2019-10-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-3783 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Flintcms, published August 17, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.79%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in flintcms 1.1.10.