# CVE-2018-16638: Evolution CMS Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-16638-evolution-cms-cross-site-scripting-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-16638 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

Evolution CMS Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Technologies: [evolutioncms/evolution (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/evolutioncms-evolution). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-16638 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-16638 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-16638?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** evolutioncms/evolution (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.0,fixed=1.4.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-16638?** Yes. evolutioncms/evolution (Packagist): upgrade to 1.4.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-16638?** Check whether you run evolutioncms/evolution (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- evolutioncms/evolution (Packagist): upgrade to 1.4.6 or later

  ```sh
  composer require evolutioncms/evolution:^1.4.6
  ```


## Affected products

- evolutioncms/evolution (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.0,fixed=1.4.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-16638
- GHSA-9mfc-gr8c-xj4m

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- [Evolution CMS Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-43341-evolution-cms-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [Evolution CMS Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-16637-evolution-cms-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss)