Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Catfish <=6.3.0 via a Google search in…
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Catfish <=6.3.0 via a Google search in url:/catfishcms/index.php/admin/Index/addmenu.htmland then the .html file on the website that uses this editor (the file suffix is allowed).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00574 47th 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
| 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:catfish-cms:catfish_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.3.0 | Vulnerable | Catfish-cms |
- cpe:2.3:a:catfish-cms:catfish_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Catfish-cms
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45018
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffw4-h2r2-99hc
References
More Catfish-cms Catfish Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-13253 A CSRF issue was discovered in admin/Index/addmanageuser.html in Catfish CMS 4.8.30. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-20375 Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exits in Catfish <=6.1.* when you upload… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14743 A cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Catfish CMS 4.9.90 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-13252 An XSS issue was discovered in Catfish CMS 4.8.30, related to "write source code," a similar issue to CVE-2018-13999. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2018-07110 Catfish CMS V4.7.21 allows XSS via the pinglun parameter to cat/index/index/pinglun (aka an authenticated comment). CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2018-10117 Catfish CMS v4.7.9 allows XSS via the admin/Index/write.html editorValue parameter (aka… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-45018 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-45018 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffw4-h2r2-99hc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-45018 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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