Is CVE-2018-6905 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-6905 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-6905?

CVE-2018-6905 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-6905?

CVE-2018-6905 has an EPSS score of 2.30% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6905?

Upgrade typo3 to 9.1.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-6905

MEDIUMEPSS 81th pctl

4.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The page module in TYPO3 before 8.7.11, and 9.1.0, has XSS via $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['sitename'], as demonstrated by an admin entering a crafted site name during the installation process.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

typo3NVD

Affected:>= 9.0.0, < 9.1.0Fixed in:9.1.0CVE-2018-6905derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

forge.typo3.org

Exploit1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securitytracker.com

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.