CVE-2018-5979 in the critical feed json
SQL Injection exists in Wchat Fully Responsive PHP AJAX Chat Script 1.5 via the login.php User field.
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17744
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 19.2%
- EPSS 19.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
SQL Injection exists in Wchat Fully Responsive PHP AJAX Chat Script 1.5 via the login.php User field.
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- First public exploit (EDB-43864)
- Published
Exploit prediction
19.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-43864 Wchat 1.5 - SQL Injection webapps, 2018-01-23
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/43864/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-5979
- NVD CVE-2018-5979
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