CVE-2018-19370

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A Race condition vulnerability in unzip_file in admin/import/class-import-settings.php in the Yoast SEO (wordpress-seo) plugin before 9.2.0 for WordPress allows an SEO Manager to perform command execution on the Operating System via a ZIP import.

Published: 2018-11-28 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-19370 is rated High Exploit Risk (73/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.21%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.33% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-19370

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-19370

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.87% 3.21% +1.33%
2 2026-06-14 1.95% 1.87% -0.08%
3 2026-03-28 1.95%

Full EPSS history (40 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-19370

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.6 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
0.7 5.9 [email protected]
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-19370

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-19370

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
yoast yoast_seo <= 9.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:yoast:yoast_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2018-19370

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