CVE-2018-12519
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to upload any malicious file to a Node.js application.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
An issue was discovered in ShopNx through 2017-11-17. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to upload any malicious file to a Node.js application. An attacker can upload a malicious HTML file that contains a JavaScript payload to steal a user's credentials.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.49% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 July 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- codenx/shopnx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 6.0% on 21 September 2026 to 7.5% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 7.8% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018060185Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44978/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018060185Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44978/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.