CVE-2018-19782
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GET requests in FreshRSS 1.11.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) c parameter or (2) a parameter.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GET requests in FreshRSS 1.11.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) c parameter or (2) a parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.43% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 December 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- freshrss/freshrss
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.4% 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.
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
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150608/FreshRSS-1.11.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45954/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.netsparker.com/web-applications-advisories/ns-18-024-multiple-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-freshrss/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150608/FreshRSS-1.11.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45954/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.netsparker.com/web-applications-advisories/ns-18-024-multiple-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-in-freshrss/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.