CVE-2018-7198
October CMS - RainLab Blog Plugin XSS
October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.
- Record
CVE-2018-7198- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.
- Record
CVE-2018-7198- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3305 No score
October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3305- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96mh-7xpr-qcgw
October CMS - RainLab Blog Plugin XSS
The RainLab Blog Plugin used in October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.
- Record
GHSA-96mh-7xpr-qcgw- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.
- Record
CVE-2018-7198- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-96mh-7xpr-qcgw
October CMS - RainLab Blog Plugin XSS
The RainLab Blog Plugin used in October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.
- Record
GHSA-96mh-7xpr-qcgw- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rainlab/blog-pluginPackagist |
before 1.4.1 | 1.4.1 |
rainlab/blog-pluginPackagist |
before 1.4.1, plus listed versions v1.3.1v1.3.2v1.3.4v1.3.5v1.3.6v1.4.0 |
1.4.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | October CMS < 1.0.431 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2018-02-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-7198 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Octobercms October, published February 18, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in rainlab/blog-plugin 1.4.1.
