Is CVE-2018-20306 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-20306 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-20306?

CVE-2018-20306 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-20306?

CVE-2018-20306 has an EPSS score of 0.54% (41th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20306?

Upgrade virtual traffic manager to 17.2r1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-20306

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web administration user interface of Pulse Secure Virtual Traffic Manager may allow a remote authenticated attacker to inject web script or HTML via a crafted website and steal sensitive data and credentials. Affected releases are Pulse Secure Virtual Traffic Manager 9.9 versions prior to 9.9r2 and 10.4r1.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

virtual traffic managerNVD

Affected:>= 17.2, < 17.2r1Fixed in:17.2r1CVE-2018-20306derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.pulsesecure.net

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.