Is CVE-2018-16238 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2018-16238 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2018-16238 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2018-16238 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16238?

CVE-2018-16238 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2018-16238

CWE-20Published: August 30, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.2

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in damiCMS V6.0.1. Remote code execution can occur via PHP code in a multipart/form-data POST to the admin.php?s=/Tpl/Update.html URI. For example, this can update the Web/Tpl/default/head.html file.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-16238 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.2.