CVE-2018-8974 json
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection…
published 2018-04-26 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-20581
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.0%
- EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection via a crafted CSV file with an initial 'Source<script type="text/javascript" src=' line. Fix released on 2018-03-28.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
3.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/wshepherd0010/advisories/blob/master/CVE-2018-8974.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
- github.com /CDCgov/MicrobeTrace/commit/3142b76c082bd83e1506c9840fbe0b6da382e682
-
github.com
/wshepherd0010/advisories/blob/master/CVE-2018-8974.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/CDCgov/MicrobeTRACE/releases/tag/v0.1.11
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-8974
- NVD CVE-2018-8974
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