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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-16718 · published 2 May 2019

CVE-2018-16718: Nih ncbi toolbox cross-site scripting vulnerability

Nih · Ncbi Toolbox

An XSS vulnerability exists in wwwblast.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox via a crafted -z1 argument.

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.84% · top 43.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
0.84%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An XSS vulnerability exists in wwwblast.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox via a crafted -z1 argument.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16718.md Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16718.md Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-16718), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.