CVE-2018-14953

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The mail message display page in SquirrelMail through 1.4.22 has XSS via a "

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: 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
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
71%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
squirrelmail2:1.4.23~svn20120406-2, 2:1.4.23~svn20120406-2+deb8u1, 2:1.4.23~svn20120406-2+deb8u22:1.4.23~svn20120406-2+deb8u3—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

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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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-14953?
CVE-2018-14953 is a medium vulnerability published on August 5, 2018. The mail message display page in SquirrelMail through 1.4.22 has XSS via a "<math xlink:href=" attack.
When was CVE-2018-14953 disclosed?
CVE-2018-14953 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 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-2018-14953 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-14953 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 29.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-14953?
CVE-2018-14953 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-14953?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-14953, 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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