CVE-2018-18903 — Vanilla 2

Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.

01What is this vulnerability?

Vanilla 2.6.x before 2.6.4 allows remote code execution.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-11-03T05:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T11:23:08.827Z

09References

• srcincite.io — https://srcincite.io/blog/2018/10/02/old-school-pwning-with-new-school-tricks-va…
• github.com — https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/releases/tag/Vanilla_2.6.4
• open.vanillaforums.com — https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/36771/security-update-vanilla-2-6-4