CVE-2018-17418
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a mixed-case file...
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a mixed-case file extension, as demonstrated by the 123.PhP filename, because plugins\box\filesmanager\filesmanager.admin.php mishandles the forbidden_types variable.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a mixed-case file extension, as demonstrated by the 123.PhP filename, because plugins\box\filesmanager\filesmanager.admin.php mishandles the forbidden_types variable.
- Record
CVE-2018-17418- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a mixed-case file extension, as demonstrated by the 123.PhP filename, because plugins\box\filesmanager\filesmanager.admin.php mishandles the forbidden_types variable.
- Record
CVE-2018-17418- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9172 No score
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a mixed-case file extension, as demonstrated by the 123.PhP filename, because plugins\box\filesmanager\filesmanager.admin.php mishandles the forbidden_types variable.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9172- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-749q-p95g-24g2
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a mixed-case file...
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a mixed-case file extension, as demonstrated by the 123.PhP filename, because plugins\box\filesmanager\filesmanager.admin.php mishandles the forbidden_types variable.
- Record
GHSA-749q-p95g-24g2- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a mixed-case file extension, as demonstrated by the 123.PhP filename, because plugins\box\filesmanager\filesmanager.admin.php mishandles the forbidden_types variable.
- Record
CVE-2018-17418- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Jx0n0/monstra_cms-3.0.4--getshell | 2018-09-19 |
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-2018-17418 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Monstra, published March 7, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.07%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.