CVE-2018-25270

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-04-22. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

ThinkPHP 5.0.23 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by invoking functions through the routing parameter. Attackers can craft requests to the index.php endpoint with malicious function parameters to execute system commands with application privileges.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
75(Attend)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Attend

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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
56%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 22, 2026

Last Modified

April 27, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 26, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ThinkPHP 5.0.23 Remote Code Execution via invokefunction | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/thinkphp-remote-code-execution-via-invokefunction
generic🟡 PoC Available

ThinkPHP 5.0.23/5.1.31 - Remote Code Execution - PHP webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45978
generic

GitHub - top-think/framework: ThinkPHP Framework · GitHub

https://github.com/top-think/framework/

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 78× 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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  1. 2026-08-28 21:36 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-25270?
CVE-2018-25270 is a critical vulnerability published on April 22, 2026. ThinkPHP 5.0.23 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by invoking functions through the routing parameter. Attackers can craft requests to the index.php endpoint with malicious function parameters to execute system…
When was CVE-2018-25270 disclosed?
CVE-2018-25270 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 22, 2026, with the most recent update on April 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-25270 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-25270 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 43.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-25270?
CVE-2018-25270 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-25270?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-25270, 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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