CVE-2018-25050: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Harvest Chosen up to 1.8.6

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-25050?

chosen: upgrade to 1.8.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2018-25050 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25050 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2018-25050 affect?

CVE-2018-25050 affects chosen. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Harvest Chosen up to 1.8.6. Affected by this issue is the function AbstractChosen of the file coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee. The manipulation of the argument group_

Q: How urgent is CVE-2018-25050?

Priority 25/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

LOW 3.5UPGRADE

CVE-2018-25050 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.5) affecting chosen. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Harvest Chosen up to 1.8.6. Affected by this issue is the function AbstractChosen of the file coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee. The manipulation of the argument group_label leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.8.7 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 77fd031d541e77510268d1041ed37798fdd1017e. It is recom

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.5 (Low)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 49%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2022-12-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: getharvest

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-12-28 10:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:54 UTCUpdated Record last modified

getharvest chosen UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.8.7

Fixed in: 1.8.7

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy chosen || rpm -q chosen || chosen --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.8.7 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade chosen

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade chosen

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-25050?

chosen: upgrade to 1.8.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-25050 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25050 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-25050 affect?

CVE-2018-25050 affects chosen. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Harvest Chosen up to 1.8.6. Affected by this issue is the function AbstractChosen of the file coffee/lib/abstract-chosen.coffee. The manipulation of the argument group_

How urgent is CVE-2018-25050?

Priority 25/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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