CVE-2018-17572
InfluxDB Reflected Cross-site Scripting
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the Write Data module.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.8
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the Write Data module.
- Record
CVE-2018-17572- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the Write Data module.
- Record
CVE-2018-17572- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5501 No score
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the Write Data module.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5501- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w55x-q3gv-px85
4.8
InfluxDB Reflected Cross-site Scripting
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the admin panel via the Write Data module.
- Record
GHSA-w55x-q3gv-px85- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.8
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the Write Data module.
- Record
CVE-2018-17572- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-17572
4.8
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the Write Data module.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17572- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w55x-q3gv-px85
4.8
InfluxDB Reflected Cross-site Scripting
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the admin panel via the Write Data module.
- Record
GHSA-w55x-q3gv-px85- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17572
4.8
InfluxDB 0.9.5 has Reflected XSS in the Write Data module.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17572- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/influxdata/influxdbGo |
through 0.9.5 | 0.9.6 |
influxdbDebian:12 |
before 0.9.6.1+dfsg1-1 | 0.9.6.1+dfsg1-1 |
influxdbDebian:13 |
before 0.9.6.1+dfsg1-1 | 0.9.6.1+dfsg1-1 |
influxdbDebian:14 |
before 0.9.6.1+dfsg1-1 | 0.9.6.1+dfsg1-1 |
github.com/influxdata/influxdbGo |
before 0.9.6 | 0.9.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| 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-2018-17572 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Influxdata Influxdb, published March 2, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in github.com/influxdata/influxdb 0.9.6.
References
gist.github.com/Raghavrao29/1cb84f1f2d8ce993fd7b2d1366d35f48
github.com/influxdata/influxdb/releases/tag/v0.9.6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17572
github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/21444
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w55x-q3gv-px85
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-17572
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17572
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17572