CVE-2018-15818
An attacker is able to delete any file on the server with web server privileges by sending a malicious request to admin-ajax.php.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Repute ARForms 3.5.1 and prior. An attacker is able to delete any file on the server with web server privileges by sending a malicious request to admin-ajax.php.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.05% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- reputeinfosystems/repute arforms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.0% 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
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149981/WordPress-Arforms-3.5.1-Arbitrary-File-Delete.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9139Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149981/WordPress-Arforms-3.5.1-Arbitrary-File-Delete.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9139Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.