CVE-2018-12531
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write arbitrary PHP code into config_db.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7271.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. install\index.php allows remote attackers to write arbitrary PHP code into config_db.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-7271.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.55% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- metinfo/metinfo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/summ3rf/Vulner/blob/master/Metinfo.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/summ3rf/Vulner/blob/master/Metinfo.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.