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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-16638

Evolution CMS 1.4.x allows XSS via the manager/ search parameter.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-16638

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Dec 2018, 17:29 UTC

Evolution CMS 1.4.x allows XSS via the manager/ search parameter.

osv:CVE-2018-16638
Complete source record
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  "id": "00830a95d4d79b895960d3ff6d2a156eb2265f2a0befac0400ece2fdda82f8af",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16638",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-16638",
    "summary": "Evolution CMS 1.4.x allows XSS via the manager/ search parameter.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-16638",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2018-16638",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2018-16638",
        "GHSA-9mfc-gr8c-xj4m"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/evolution-cms/evolution",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "eb5ae0355ce48dffe48f3c5ee80b3a927cd14017"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "72e8577bcc46f0057fc5688d4390196c08489a72"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:modx:evolution_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "1.4.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.4.7"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-16638.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:18.023341186Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/security-breachlock/CVE-2018-16638/blob/master/evolution_xss_reflected.pdf"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-16638",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429686,
  "published_at": "2018-12-28T17:29:00.357+00:00"
}