{"id":"CVE-2018-7251","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-7251","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:20:04.922Z","title":"The error log is exposed at an errors.log URI, and contains MySQL credentials if a MySQL error (such as \"Too many connections\") has occurred.","description":"An issue was discovered in config/error.php in Anchor 0.12.3. The error log is exposed at an errors.log URI, and contains MySQL credentials if a MySQL error (such as \"Too many connections\") has occurred.","published":"2018-02-19T22:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:02:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["anchorcms/anchor"],"epss":{"score":0.7183,"percentile":0.99423,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.44903,"percentile":0.98758},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.7183,"percentile":0.99398}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-10-03","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47459,"kind":"exploit","title":"AnchorCMS < 0.12.3a - Information Disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47459","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/47459.py","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/47459.py","published":"2019-10-03","added":"2019-10-03","updated":"2019-10-03","author":"Tijme Gommers","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-7251"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.7183,"from":0.44903,"percentile":0.99398},"summary":"EPSS moved from 44.9% to 71.8% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."},{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.44903,"from":0.7183,"percentile":0.98758},"summary":"EPSS moved from 71.8% to 44.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154723/Anchor-CMS-0.12.3a-Information-Disclosure.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.andmp.com/2018/02/advisory-assigned-CVE-2018-7251-in-anchorcms.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/issues/1247","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/releases/tag/0.12.7","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://twitter.com/finnwea/status/965279233030393856","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154723/Anchor-CMS-0.12.3a-Information-Disclosure.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.andmp.com/2018/02/advisory-assigned-CVE-2018-7251-in-anchorcms.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/issues/1247","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/releases/tag/0.12.7","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://twitter.com/finnwea/status/965279233030393856","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7251","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}