SQL Injection in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway
CVE-2018-12464
A SQL injection vulnerability in the web administration and quarantine components of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements against the database. This can be exploited to create an administrative account and used in conjunction with CVE-2018-12465 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 use the GWAVA product name (i.e. GWAVA 6.5).
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
EPSS: 0.807 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway — versions unspecified
- Microfocus Secure_messaging_gateway
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@opentext.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12464?
- CVE-2018-12464 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-06-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12464?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12464 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.