CVE-2018-12465

Remote Code Execution in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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).

Una vulnerabilidad de inyección de comandos arbitrarios del sistema operativo en el componente de administración web de Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway (SMG) permite que un atacante remoto autenticado como usuario privilegiado ejecute comandos arbitrarios del sistema operativo en el servidor SMG. Esto se puede explotar junto con CVE-2018-12464 para conseguir ejecutar código de manera remota. Esto afecta a las versiones anteriores a la 471 de Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway. No afecta a las versiones anteriores del producto que utilicen el nombre de producto GWAVA (por ejemplo, GWAVA 6.5.).

*Credits: Mehmet INCE from PRODAFT

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-06-15 CVE Reserved
2018-06-29 CVE Published
2024-08-23 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-16 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://pentest.blog/unexpected-journey-6-all-ways-lead-to-rome-remote-code-execution-on-microfocus-secure-messaging-gateway	X_refsource_confirm
https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7023133	X_refsource_confirm
https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7023132

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45083	2024-09-16

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microfocus Search vendor "Microfocus"		Secure Messaging Gateway Search vendor "Microfocus" for product "Secure Messaging Gateway"				< 471 Search vendor "Microfocus" for product "Secure Messaging Gateway" and version " < 471"		-		Affected