CVE-2018-12465 CRITICAL

CVE-2018-12465: Remote Code Execution in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway

Vendor Micro Focus
Product Secure Messaging Gateway
Weakness CWE-77
Published June 29, 2018
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in the web administration component of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway (SMG) allows a remote attacker authenticated as a privileged user to execute arbitrary OS commands on the SMG server. This can be exploited in conjunction with CVE-2018-12464 to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. Affects Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway versions prior to 471. It does not affect previous versions of the product that used GWAVA product name (i.e. GWAVA 6.5).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 29, 2018 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated