CVE-2018-17366 — ms-mcms
HIGHCVE-2018-17366 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in net.mingsoft:ms-mcms. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
Mingsoft MCMS CSRF vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
net.mingsoft:ms-mcmsReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An issue was discovered in MCMS 4.6.5. There is a CSRF vulnerability that can add an administrator account via ms/basic/manager/save.do.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | net.mingsoft:ms-mcms | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
mcmsmingsoftDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for net.mingsoft:ms-mcms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of net.mingsoft:ms-mcms for CVE-2018-17366. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2018-17366 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.