CVE-2018-14493

MEDIUM

Open-Audit Community 2.2.6 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Group Name

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-14493. PoCs published by Ranjeet Jaiswal.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Open-AudIT Community 2.2.6, where arbitrary HTML or JavaScript can be injected into the group name field, leading to script execution when viewed.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Groups Page in Open-Audit Community 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group name.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ranjeet Jaiswal · textwebappswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45160

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Open-AudIT Community 2.2.6, where arbitrary HTML or JavaScript can be injected into the group name field, leading to script execution when viewed.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Open-AudIT Community 2.2.6
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to Open-AudIT · Ability to modify group names
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45160/
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K3G6a8P_LhYdk5Ddn57Z2aDUpaGAS7I_F8lESVfSFfY/edit

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.4043
EPSS Percentile 98.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
opmantek/open-audit 2.2.6
Published Jul 25, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026