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CVE-2018-20465

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  • Published2018-12-25
  • WeaknessCWE-311

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Description

Craft CMS through 3.0.34 allows remote authenticated administrators to read sensitive information via server-side template injection, as demonstrated by a {% string for craft.app.config.DB.user and craft.app.config.DB.password in the URI Format of the Site Settings, which causes a cleartext username and password to be displayed in a URI field.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-12-2523:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
craftcms/cms
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0≤ 3.0.34no fix published
Craftcms craft cms
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0≤ 3.0.34no fix published

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

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-12-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-j7fx-v37j-v3w7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20465?

Craft CMS through 3.0.34 allows remote authenticated administrators to read sensitive information via server-side template injection, as demonstrated by a {% string for craft.app.config.DB.user and craft.app.config.DB.password in the URI Format of the Site Settings, which causes a cleartext username and password to be displayed in a URI field.

Is CVE-2018-20465 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-20465 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20465?

CVE-2018-20465 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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