CVE-2018-25058

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-25058?

Upgrade twitter-post-fetcher to 18.0.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2018-25058 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-25058 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.52% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-25058?

CVE-2018-25058 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2018-25058 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for twitter-post-fetcher (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

4.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Twitter-Post-Fetcher up to 17.x. This affects an unknown part of the file js/twitterFetcher.js of the component Link Target Handler. The manipulation leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 18.0.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 7d281c6fb5acbc29a2cad295262c1f0c19ca56f3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217017 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CWE-1022

How to fix

Remediation Available

twitter-post-fetcherNVD

Affected:< 18.0.0Fixed in:18.0.0CVE-2018-25058derived from NVD

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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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

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

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory4

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CVE-2022-1583	Medium	6.5	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-39112	Medium	4.8	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-33697	Medium	6.1	0.6%	-	-
CVE-2020-36624	Medium	6.3	0.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-2600	Medium	5.4	0.5%	-	-
CVE-2018-25089	Low	3.5	0.5%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-25058?

Upgrade twitter-post-fetcher to 18.0.0 or later.

Is CVE-2018-25058 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-25058 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.52% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-25058?

CVE-2018-25058 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-25058 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for twitter-post-fetcher (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.