CVE-2018-12625
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Eventum 3.5.0. /htdocs/validate.php has XSS via the values parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Eventum 3.5.0 at /htdocs/validate.php. The 'values' parameter does not properly sanitize user input before reflecting it in the response, allowing injection of malicious JavaScript code.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 3.5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Eventum installationSearch for Eventum files on the system, typically in web directories. Look for the validate.php file in the htdocs folder.Affected if Eventum is installed on the system and validate.php exists in the htdocs directory
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Determine Eventum versionCheck the version of Eventum installed. This may be in a VERSION file, in the application configuration, or in the header/comment of PHP files.Affected if The installed version is 3.5.0 or any version up to 3.5.0 (the vulnerability affects versions <= 3.5.0)
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Inspect validate.php for the 'values' parameter handlingExamine the /htdocs/validate.php file and locate the code that handles the 'values' parameter. Look for whether user input is reflected directly in the response without sanitization.Affected if The 'values' parameter is processed and reflected in the response without proper input validation or output encoding
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Test the vulnerable parameterIf possible, send a crafted request to validate.php with a test XSS payload in the 'values' parameter (e.g., values=<script>alert(1)</script>) and observe if the script executes or is reflected unescaped in the response.Affected if The application reflects the 'values' parameter input back in the HTML response without encoding or sanitization, allowing JavaScript injection
The system is affected if Eventum version 3.5.0 or lower is installed, validate.php exists, and the 'values' parameter reflects user input without proper sanitization enabling XSS attacks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding for the 'values' parameter in validate.php to neutralize XSS payloads.
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