CVE-2018-1000854 json
Remote Code Execution in esigate-core
published 2018-12-20 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-hjm9-576q-399p , EUVD-2018-0812
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.2%
- EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
esigate.org esigate version 5.2 and earlier contains a CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in ESI directive with user specified XSLT that can result in Remote Code Execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Use of another weakness in backend application to reflect ESI directives. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.3.
Patch / fix
- maven org.esigate:esigate-core 5.3
Exploit prediction
3.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.esigate:esigate-core | <5.3 |
5.3 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
-
github.com
/esigate/esigate/issues/209
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000854
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-hjm9-576q-399p
advisory
-
github.com
/esigate/esigate
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-1000854
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hjm9-576q-399p
- NVD CVE-2018-1000854
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