CVE-2018-18927

MEDIUM

An issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0. It allows XSS by modifying the page_list "attached" attribute (which typically has 'class="icon-globe icon-large"' in its value), as demonstrated by an 'U...

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.04.8
EPSS0.6%
Percentile50th
PatchUnknown
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, high privileges required, requires user interaction, can impact systems beyond the vulnerable component, no availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Attacker injects malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users, executing in the victim's browser context.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting
via CWE-79
CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch
via CWE-79
CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS
via CWE-79
CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS
via CWE-79
CAPEC-592 Stored XSS
via CWE-79
Show all 6
via CWE-79

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2018. A medium severity vulnerability affects Publiccms systems (CVE-2018-18927). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2018-GLOBAL-127340-M • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2018-18927?
This vulnerability was disclosed in 2018. A medium severity vulnerability affects Publiccms systems (CVE-2018-18927). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-18927?
CVE-2018-18927 has CVSS 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS: 0.6%.
Is CVE-2018-18927 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2018-18927 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2018-18927?
Priority: MONITOR.
What systems are affected by CVE-2018-18927?
CVE-2018-18927 affects Publiccms Publiccms.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2018-18927
BSIDBS-2018-GLOBAL-127340-M BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published2018-11-04
Last Modified2024-11-21
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
SourceNVD
Official Description

An issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0. It allows XSS by modifying the page_list "attached" attribute (which typically has 'class="icon-globe icon-large"' in its value), as demonstrated by an 'UPDATE sys_module SET attached = "[XSS]" WHERE id="page_list"' statement.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: An issue was discovered in PublicCMS V4.0. It allows XSS by modifying the page_list "attached" attribute (which typically has 'class="icon-globe icon-large"' in its value), as demonstrated by an 'UPDATE sys_module SET attached = "[XSS]" WHERE id="page_list"' statement. CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Exploitation Likelihood: MINIMAL

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Publiccms Publiccms 4.0
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 2903 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Modelrule-based-v1
ConfidenceMEDIUM
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hashb766701ddfa379e4a138859c85331086ec153adb6b6aa01be81bef4a93ff6854b685d4b74d8aa8b44892efcf47a7c4b98007f2cd092959c7fb973dcfe45a6a01
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