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EmpireCMS 6.6 allows remote attackers to discover the full path via an array value for a parameter to admin/tool/ShowPic.php.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2018-6881
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-6881 is rated Exploit Available (59/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-6881
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6881
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
2025-11-21
0.42%
0.49%
+0.07%
2
2025-11-18
0.49%
0.42%
-0.07%
3
2025-03-30
—
0.49%
—
Full EPSS history
(11 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-6881
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
5.3
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9
1.4
[email protected]
5.0
2.0
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0
2.9
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-6881
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-6881
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
dedecms
dedecms
5.7
cpe:2.3:a:dedecms:dedecms:5.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
phome
empirecms
6.6
cpe:2.3:a:phome:empirecms:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phome
empirecms
7.0
cpe:2.3:a:phome:empirecms:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phome
empirecms
7.2
cpe:2.3:a:phome:empirecms:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2018-6881
cvelogic
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