CVE-2018-16180
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 · uneditedCross-site scripting vulnerability in i-FILTER Ver.9.50R05 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
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 i-FILTER Ver.9.50R05 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. The specific attack vector is not detailed in the available description.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 9.50r05CVSS 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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Identify i-FILTER installation and versionLocate the i-FILTER installation directory or access the administrative web interface. Check the version displayed in the product interface, about section, or installation logs. Common locations include the admin dashboard or system information page.Affected if The installed version is 9.50R05 or earlier, or if the version cannot be determined but the product is confirmed as i-FILTER from Daj.
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Confirm web interface accessibilityDetermine if the i-FILTER administrative or user-facing web interface is accessible over the network. Check network configuration, firewall rules, and service bindings.Affected if The web interface is exposed externally or accessible to untrusted networks, as XSS requires the victim to access crafted content through the filter.
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Review web proxy logs for XSS patternsExamine i-FILTER proxy logs or traffic inspection records for any suspicious URL parameters or request headers containing typical XSS payloads such as <script>, javascript:, or HTML tags.Affected if Evidence exists of XSS attempts or successful injection patterns in logged traffic passing through the filter.
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Check for custom filter rules or bypass configurationsInspect i-FILTER filter rules, bypass lists, or whitelist configurations that may affect how the product handles user-supplied input in web requests.Affected if Custom rules or bypass configurations exist that could allow XSS payloads to pass through unfiltered or under-filtered.
A user is affected if i-FILTER version 9.50R05 or earlier is confirmed and the web interface is accessible to process user-supplied content without proper input validation.
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 dataUpgrade i-FILTER to a version newer than 9.50R05 as provided by the vendor. Until patched, implement input validation and output encoding on any user-supplied data rendered by the system.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-16180 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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