What is CVE-2018-1999023?

CVE-2018-1999023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wesnoth The Battle For, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-1999023?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Wesnoth The Battle For

CVE-2018-1999023

The Battle for Wesnoth Project version 1.7.0 through 1.14.3 contains a Code Injection vulnerability in the Lua scripting engine that can result in code execution outside the sandbox. This attack appear to be exploitable via Loading specially-crafted saved games, networked games, replays, and player content.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wesnoth The_battle_for_wesnoth
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1999023?: CVE-2018-1999023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wesnoth The Battle For, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-1999023?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.