CVE-2018-17996
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via...
CVE-2018-17996 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Layerbb, published March 17, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.01%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.01%EPSS, 87th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via admin/members.php/delete_user/, and deleting content via mod/delete.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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | LayerBB 1.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Admin) | 2019-02-14 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via admin/members.php/delete_user/, and deleting content via mod/delete.php/.
- Record
CVE-2018-17996- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via admin/members.php/delete_user/, and deleting content via mod/delete.php/.
- Record
CVE-2018-17996- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9735No score
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via admin/members.php/delete_user/, and deleting content via mod/delete.php/.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9735- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gv2w-m3wh-vwhw
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via...
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via admin/members.php/delete_user/, and deleting content via mod/delete.php/.
- Record
GHSA-gv2w-m3wh-vwhw- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
LayerBB before 1.1.3 allows CSRF for adding a user via admin/new_user.php, deleting a user via admin/members.php/delete_user/, and deleting content via mod/delete.php/.
- Record
CVE-2018-17996- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.