SQL Injection in login.php in Naviwebs Navigate CMS 2.8 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via the navigate-user cookie.

published 2018-10-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-9305

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 84.1%; EPSS 84.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Patch / fix

links 1

github.com/NavigateCMS/Navigate-CMS@6df73cc commit

Timeline

2018-09-26 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/navigate_cms_rce)
2018-10-03 Published

Exploit prediction

84.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/multi/http/navigate_cms_rce Navigate CMS Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2018-09-26
EDB-45561 Navigate CMS - (Unauthenticated) Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2018-10-08
github.com https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/10704 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

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

github.com /rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/10704
exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /NavigateCMS/Navigate-CMS/commit/6df73ccca64253a5e81c23356943fae50ffc836f
patch, vendor-advisory
exploit-db.com /exploits/45561/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-17552
NVD CVE-2018-17552

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Summary