CVE-2018-25338

HIGHNVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

Zechat 1.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the hashtag parameter that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information using union-based techniques. Attackers can exploit the hashtag parameter with union-based payloads to retrieve table and column names.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EG Risk
68(Attend)
EG Risk 68/100SSVC: 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
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 17, 2026

Last Modified

May 18, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 17, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Zechat 1.5 SQL Injection via hashtag parameter | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zechat-sql-injection-via-hashtag-parameter
generic🟡 PoC Available

Zechat 1.5 - SQL Injection / Cross-Site Request Forgery - PHP webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44685
generic

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-25338(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 54× 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-2018-25338?
CVE-2018-25338 is a high vulnerability published on May 17, 2026. Zechat 1.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the hashtag parameter that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information using union-based techniques. Attackers can exploit the hashtag parameter with union-based payloads to retrieve table and column names.
When was CVE-2018-25338 disclosed?
CVE-2018-25338 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 17, 2026, with the most recent update on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-25338 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-25338 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-25338?
CVE-2018-25338 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-25338?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-25338, 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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