CVE-2018-1000533

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 73%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 73%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Metasploit · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

klaussilveira GitList version <= 0.6 contains a Passing incorrectly sanitized input to system function vulnerability in searchTree function that can result in Execute any code as PHP user. This attack appear to be exploitable via Send POST request using search form. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.7 after commit 87b8c26b023c3fc37f0796b14bb13710f397b322.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
78(Track*)
EG Risk 78/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation73% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
73%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 26, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 5, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit Patch Available

commit 87b8c26b023c (klaussilveira/gitlist)

Patch available: klaussilveira/gitlist 0.7.0 (contains commit 87b8c26b023c)

https://github.com/klaussilveira/gitlist/commit/87b8c26b023c3fc37f0796b14bb13710f397b322

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/gitlist_arg_injection✓ verified
    First seen Apr 26, 2018

    GitList v0.6.0 Argument Injection Vulnerability

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2018/CVE-2018-1000533.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2018

    GitList < 0.6.0 Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-1000533?
CVE-2018-1000533 is a critical vulnerability published on June 26, 2018. klaussilveira GitList version <= 0.6 contains a Passing incorrectly sanitized input to system function vulnerability in searchTree function that can result in Execute any code as PHP user. This attack appear to be exploitable via Send POST request using search form. This vulnerability appears to…
When was CVE-2018-1000533 disclosed?
CVE-2018-1000533 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 26, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-1000533 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-1000533 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1000533?
CVE-2018-1000533 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-1000533?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-1000533, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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