THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-16462
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2018-16462

Apex Publish Static Files vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
7.0%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
A command injection vulnerability in the apex-publish-static-files npm module version <2.0.1 which allows arbitrary shell command execution through a maliciously crafted argument.
Affected vendor
Apex Publish Static Files Project
Affected product
Apex Publish Static Files
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-10-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-16462

  • Confirm whether Apex Publish Static Files Project Apex Publish Static Files is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-16462.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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