# CVE-2018-16974: Elefant CMS Code Execution Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-16974-elefant-cms-code-execution-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-16974 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

Elefant CMS Code Execution Vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-16974 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-16974 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-16974?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** elefant/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-16974?** Yes. elefant/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 2.0.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-16974?** Check whether you run elefant/cms (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

- elefant/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 2.0.7 or later

  ```sh
  composer require elefant/cms:^2.0.7
  ```


## Affected products

- elefant/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.7

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-16974
- GHSA-77j2-7whr-6vpx

## Related threats

- [Cross site scripting in Elefant CMS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-20059-cross-site-scripting-in-elefant-cms)
- [Cross site scripting in Elefant CMS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-20061-cross-site-scripting-in-elefant-cms)
- [Cross-Site Request Forgery in Elefant CMS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-20062-cross-site-request-forgery-in-elefant-cms)
- [Cross site scripting in Elefant CMS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-20057-cross-site-scripting-in-elefant-cms)
- [Cross site scripting in Elefant CMS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-20058-cross-site-scripting-in-elefant-cms)