RCE in Cdc Microbetrace
CVE-2018-8974
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection via a crafted CSV file with an initial 'Source<script type="text/javascript" src=' line. Fix released on 2018-03-28.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cdc Microbetrace — versions 0.1.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/CDCgov/MicrobeTRACE/releases/tag/v0.1.11 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/wshepherd0010/advisories/blob/master/CVE-2018-8974.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/CDCgov/MicrobeTrace/commit/3142b76c082bd83e1506c9840fbe0b6da382e682
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8974?
- CVE-2018-8974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cdc Microbetrace, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8974?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.