CVE-2018-6194

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/partials/wp-splashing-admin-sidebar.php in...

4.8 Medium

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/partials/wp-splashing-admin-sidebar.php in the Splashing Images plugin (wp-splashing-images) before 2.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the search parameter to wp-admin/upload.php.

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

1.03%Down 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.8

Record: CVE-2018-6194
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-6194
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17955 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-17955
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9rf2-xwj7-j7x2 4.8

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/partials/wp-splashing-admin-sidebar.php in...

Record: GHSA-9rf2-xwj7-j7x2
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS: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

splashing images project images

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-6194 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Splashing Images Project Images, published January 30, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.