What is CVE-2018-7271?

CVE-2018-7271 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metinfo, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-7271?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

RCE in Metinfo

CVE-2018-7271

An issue was discovered in MetInfo 6.0.0. In install/install.php in the installation process, the config/config_db.php configuration file filtering is not rigorous: one can insert malicious code in the installation process to execute arbitrary commands or obtain a web shell.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.016 (74.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Metinfo — versions 6.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7271?: CVE-2018-7271 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metinfo, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-7271?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.