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TI-2018-10747 Aliases CVE-2018-14940GHSA-j479-rcfp-64jg

PHPCMS 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via…

Priority LOW 35CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

PHPCMS 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via large font_size, height, and width parameters in an api.php?op=checkcode request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01303 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpcms:phpcms:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerablePhpcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpcms:phpcms:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Phpcms

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14940
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j479-rcfp-64jg

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2018-13561 A code injection vulnerability in /type.php in PHPCMS 2008 allows attackers to write… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-19201 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in phpcmsv9 v.9.6.3 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2025-19200 Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities in phpcmsv9 v.9.6.3 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2020-14296 SQL Injection in phpCMS 2008 sp4 via the genre parameter to yp/job.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-14293 SQL Injection vulnerability in phpCMS 2007 SP6 build 0805 via the digg_mod parameter to digg_add.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2006-02923 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in phpCMS 1.2.1pl2 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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