CVE-2018-12998

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.1
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 98%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 98%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Netflow Analyzer before build 123137, Network Configuration Manager before build 123128, OpManager before build 123148, OpUtils before build 123161, and Firewall Analyzer before build 123147 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the parameter 'operation' to /servlet/com.adventnet.me.opmanager.servlet.FailOverHelperServlet.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EPSS
99.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 29, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

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

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2018/CVE-2018-12998.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2018

    Zoho manageengine - Cross-Site Scripting

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-12998?
CVE-2018-12998 is a medium vulnerability published on June 29, 2018. A reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoho ManageEngine Netflow Analyzer before build 123137, Network Configuration Manager before build 123128, OpManager before build 123148, OpUtils before build 123161, and Firewall Analyzer before build 123147 allows remote attackers to inject…
When was CVE-2018-12998 disclosed?
CVE-2018-12998 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 29, 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-2018-12998 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-12998 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-12998?
CVE-2018-12998 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-12998?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-12998, 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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