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CVE-2018-17888· NVD / CVE Program· CNA icscert

NUUO CMS all versions 3.1 and prior, The application uses a session identification mechanism that could allow attackers to obtain the active

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 60/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • A ready-made attack tool exists and the flaw can be exploited over the network without an account, so priority is at least “This week”.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 29.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.1% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

NUUO CMS all versions 3.1 and prior, The application uses a session identification mechanism that could allow attackers to obtain the active session ID, which could allow arbitrary remote code execution.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Oct 12, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
29.6% · 98th percentile

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Action score

60

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
9 / 30 · 29.6%
Ready-made attack tool
12 / 60 · floor: at least 60

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
nuuonuuo cms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • nuuo nuuo cmsup to 3.1 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (icscert). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • NUUO NUUO CMS

    • All versions 3.1 and prioraffected

Same product

nuuo: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-17936NUUO CMS All versions 3.3 and prior the application allows the upload of arbitrary files that can modify or overwrite configuration files to
    60This week
  • CVE-2018-17934NUUO CMS All versions 3.3 and prior the application allows external input to construct a pathname that is able to be resolved outside the in
    60This week
  • CVE-2018-18982NUUO CMS All versions 3.3 and prior the web server application allows injection of arbitrary SQL characters, which can be used to inject SQL
    53Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • Later →CVE-2018-17890Oct 12, 2018 · NUUO CMS all versions 3.1 and prior, The application uses insecure and outdated software components for functionality, which could allow arb
    40Plan
  • Later →CVE-2018-17892Oct 12, 2018 · NUUO CMS all versions 3.1 and prior, The application implements a method of user account control that causes standard account security featu
    36Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2018-17894Oct 12, 2018 · NUUO CMS all versions 3.1 and prior, The application creates default accounts that have hard-coded passwords, which could allow an attacker
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/gather/nuuo_cms_bruteforceNuuo Central Management Server User Session Token Bruteforceauxiliary2018-10-11

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-1 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayOct 19, 2026+2929 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-330 · Use of Insufficiently Random Values

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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