RCE in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway
CVE-2018-12465
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).
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.791 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12465?
- CVE-2018-12465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-06-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12465?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12465 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.