What is CVE-2018-1000885?

CVE-2018-1000885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phkp Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000885?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Phkp Project

CVE-2018-1000885

PHKP version including commit 88fd9cfdf14ea4b6ac3e3967feea7bcaabb6f03b contains a Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in function pgp_exec() phkp.php:98 that can result in It is possible to manipulate gpg-keys or execute commands remotely. This attack appear to be exploitable via HKP-Api: /pks/lookup?search.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.032 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Phkp_project Phkp
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000885?: CVE-2018-1000885 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phkp Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000885?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.