CVE-2018-11179 Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 37 of 46).
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11179 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-11179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quest Disk Backup, published on 1 Jun 2018.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Quest Disk Backup. 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-2018-11179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11179/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-11179?
CVE-2018-11179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quest Disk Backup, published on 1 Jun 2018.
Official description
Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 37 of 46).
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quest Disk Backup.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-11179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Quest Disk Backup
- CVE-2018-11143 Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 1 of 46).
- CVE-2018-11144 Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 2 of 46).
- CVE-2018-11145 Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 3 of 46).
- CVE-2018-11146 Quest DR Series Disk Backup software version before 4.0.3.1 allows command injection (issue 4 of 46).
- CVE-2018-11147 Command injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63m5-mq85-j7j5.