CVE-2018-20561

MEDIUMNVD 4.84.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 4.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.8
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 4.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

An issue was discovered in DouCo DouPHP 1.5 20181221. admin/article.php?rec=update has XSS via the title parameter.

CVSS v3
4.8
EG Score
4.8(medium)
EPSS
41.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 28, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-20561?
CVE-2018-20561 is a medium vulnerability published on December 28, 2018. An issue was discovered in DouCo DouPHP 1.5 20181221. admin/article.php?rec=update has XSS via the title parameter.
When was CVE-2018-20561 disclosed?
CVE-2018-20561 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 28, 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-2018-20561 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-20561 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 41.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-20561?
CVE-2018-20561 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-20561?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-20561, 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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