What is CVE-2018-25016?

CVE-2018-25016 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Greenbone Os, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-06-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-25016?

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

Vulnerability in Greenbone Os

CVE-2018-25016

Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA) before 7.0.3 and Greenbone OS (GOS) before 5.0.0 allow Host Header Injection.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-25016?: CVE-2018-25016 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Greenbone Os, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-06-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-25016?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.