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TI-2018-05260 Aliases CVE-2018-7251GHSA-hxcw-pqqc-rv85

An issue was discovered in config/error.php in Anchor 0.12.3.

Priority HIGH 80CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

An issue was discovered in config/error.php in Anchor 0.12.3. The error log is exposed at an errors.log URI, and contains MySQL credentials if a MySQL error (such as "Too many connections") has occurred.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.7183 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed anchorcms/anchor-cms (Packagist): 0.12.7

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—anchorcms/anchor-cms (Packagist)before 0.12.70.12.7Patch availableGHSA-hxcw-pqqc-rv85
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • anchorcms/anchor-cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 0.12.7 Fixed in 0.12.7 Patch available GHSA-hxcw-pqqc-rv85

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:anchorcms:anchor:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.3Vulnerableanchorcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:anchorcms:anchor:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.3 Vulnerable ·anchorcms

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-hxcw-pqqc-rv85 anchorcms/anchor-cms (Packagist) Fixed in 0.12.7 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7251
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxcw-pqqc-rv85

References

  • TI-2020-09723 Anchor 0.12.7 allows admins to cause XSS via crafted post content. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

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