CVE-2018-16405

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Mayan EDMS before 3.0.2. The Appearance app sets window.location directly, leading to XSS.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Third-Party Advisory gitlab.com Third-Party Advisory gitlab.com Third-Party Advisory gitlab.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/issues/494 exploit third party advisory patch
https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/commit/9ebe80595afe4fdd1e2c74358d6a9421f4ce130e third party advisory patch
https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms/mayan-edms/blob/master/HISTORY.rst third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16405?
CVE-2018-16405 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16405?
To fix CVE-2018-16405, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16405 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16405 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.