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CVE-2018-1000822

Q: Is CVE-2018-1000822 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-1000822 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000822?

CVE-2018-1000822 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2018-12-20
Fixed in12.2.3
WeaknessCWE-611

Am I affected?

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Description

codelibs fess version before commit faa265b contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in GSA XML file parser that can result in Disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, SSRF, port scanning. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted GSA XML files. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit faa265b.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2018-12-2015:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-1000822?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV

Codelibs fess

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
12.2	< 12.2.3	12.2.3	NVD

fess

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
12.3	< 12.3.2	12.3.2	OSV

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Codelibs fess to 12.2.3

Advisories and patches

github.comPatch

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.010read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-611read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.9 %2026-10-23
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2018-12-20
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000822?

Is CVE-2018-1000822 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-1000822 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1000822?

CVE-2018-1000822 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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