HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-0018

Openvas Manager vulnerability

CVSS
9.0
EPSS
9.3%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The email function in manage_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 1.0.x through 1.0.3 and 2.0.x through 2.0rc2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) To or (2) From e-mail address in an OMP request to the Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA).
Affected vendor
Openvas
Affected product
Openvas Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2011-01-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-0018

  • Confirm whether Openvas Openvas Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-0018.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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