CVE-2018-13983
ImpressCMS XSS
ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page_modcheck.php.
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
6.1
ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page_modcheck.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-13983- 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
ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page_modcheck.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-13983- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3868 No score
ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page_modcheck.php.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3868- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g32q-4fhf-cq72
6.1
ImpressCMS XSS
ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page_modcheck.php.
- Record
GHSA-g32q-4fhf-cq72- 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
6.1
ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page_modcheck.php.
- Record
CVE-2018-13983- 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-g32q-4fhf-cq72
6.1
ImpressCMS XSS
ImpressCMS 1.3.10 has XSS via the PATH_INFO to htdocs/install/index.php, htdocs/install/page_langselect.php, or htdocs/install/page_modcheck.php.
- Record
GHSA-g32q-4fhf-cq72- 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 |
|---|---|---|
impresscms/impresscmsPackagist |
through 1.3.10 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-13983 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Impresscms, published May 6, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/150990/ImpressCMS-1.3.10-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/8
netsparker.com/web-applications-advisories/ns-18-033-cross-site-scripting-in-impresscms
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13983
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g32q-4fhf-cq72
github.com/ImpressCMS/impresscms