CVE-2018-18249 json
Icinga Web 2 before 2.6.2 allows injection of PHP ini-file directives via vectors involving environment variables as the channel to send in…
published 2018-12-17 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-9985
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Icinga Web 2 before 2.6.2 allows injection of PHP ini-file directives via vectors involving environment variables as the channel to send information to the attacker, such as a name=${PATH}_${APACHE_RUN_DIR}_${APACHE_RUN_USER} parameter to /icingaweb2/navigation/add or /icingaweb2/dashboard/new-dashlet.
Patch / fix
- icinga icinga_web_2 2.6.2
- icingaweb2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.6.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18249
- icingaweb2 Package Hub 15 SP1, Package Hub 15, Package Hub 12 +2 more 2.7.3-bp151.5.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2020:0067-1
Exploit prediction
1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- herolab.usd.de https://herolab.usd.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/12/usd20180030.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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herolab.usd.de
/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/12/usd20180030.txt
exploit, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00031.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-18249
- NVD CVE-2018-18249
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