CVE-2019-14518
** DISPUTED ** Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a...
CVE-2019-14518 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Modx Evolution Cms, published August 15, 2019. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 68th percentile.
Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template. NOTE: the vendor states that the behavior is consistent with the "access policy in the administration panel.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template. NOTE: the vendor states that the behavior is consistent with the "access policy in the administration panel.
- Record
CVE-2019-14518- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template. NOTE: the vendor states that the behavior is consistent with the "access policy in the administration panel.
- Record
CVE-2019-14518- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5691 No score
Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template. NOTE: the vendor states that the behavior is consistent with the "access policy in the administration panel.
- Record
EUVD-2019-5691- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr7r-38qp-crjh
** DISPUTED ** Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a...
** DISPUTED ** Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template. NOTE: the vendor states that the behavior is consistent with the "access policy in the administration panel."
- Record
GHSA-xr7r-38qp-crjh- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Evolution CMS 2.0.x allows XSS via a description and new category location in a template. NOTE: the vendor states that the behavior is consistent with the "access policy in the administration panel.
- Record
CVE-2019-14518- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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 |