CVE-2018-7198

MEDIUMNVD 6.1

6.1

October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: —
EPSS: 78.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 18, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttp://securitywarrior9.blogspot.com/2018/02/html-injection-october-cms.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44144/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitywarrior9.blogspot.com/2018/02/html-injection-october-cms.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44144/

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Packagist(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
rainlab/blog-plugin	v1.3.1 ... v1.4.0 (6 versions)	1.4.1	—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-23 03:05 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-7198?

CVE-2018-7198 is a medium vulnerability published on February 18, 2018. October CMS through 1.0.431 allows XSS by entering HTML on the Add Posts page.

When was CVE-2018-7198 disclosed?

CVE-2018-7198 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 18, 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-2018-7198 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-7198 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 78.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-7198?

CVE-2018-7198 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-7198?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-7198, 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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