CVE-2018-7251

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Published Feb 19, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 71.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:anchorcms:anchor:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-hxcw-pqqc-rv85	Anchor CMS Logs Credentials

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 71.8% (71.830% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154723/Anchor-CMS-0.12.3a-Information-Disclosure.html
http://www.andmp.com/2018/02/advisory-assigned-CVE-2018-7251-in-anchorcms.html
https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/issues/1247
https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/releases/tag/0.12.7
https://twitter.com/finnwea/status/965279233030393856

History

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Subscriptions

Anchorcms Anchor

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 19, 2018, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:24 AM
Reserved: Feb 19, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 19, 2018, 10:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

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