internal/advanced_comment_system/index.php and internal/advanced_comment_system/admin.php…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
internal/advanced_comment_system/index.php and internal/advanced_comment_system/admin.php in Advanced Comment System, version 1.0, contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via ACS_path. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a vulnerable web application, which is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser. The product is discontinued.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:advanced_comment_system_project:advanced_comment_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Advanced Comment System Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:advanced_comment_system_project:advanced_comment_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Advanced Comment System Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18845
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p995-58rj-543m
References
More Advanced Comment System Project Advanced Comment System vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18100 ACS Advanced Comment System 1.0 is affected by Directory Traversal via an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-13161 internal/advanced_comment_system/admin.php in Advanced Comment System 1.0 is prone to an… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-18845 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18845 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p995-58rj-543m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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