# CVE-2018-11132: Command injection in n/a

> Low-privilege users can inject arbitrary commands into a root-privileged message queue, leading to remote code execution and privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwqr-xj7w-xrvm

## What is CVE-2018-11132?

CVE-2018-11132 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In order to perform actions that require higher privileges, the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 relies on a message queue that runs daemonized with root privileges and only allows a set of commands to be executed. A command injection vulnerability exists within this message queue which allows low-privilege users to append arbitrary commands that will be run as root.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11132?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Quest Kace System Management Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11132?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11132 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-11132 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-11138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11138/): Quest KACE System Management Appliance Remote Command Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-11136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11136/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11140/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11141/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11134/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11132 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11132 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11132/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11132/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11132
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11132
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11132

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11132/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.