# CVE-2018-16386: Other in n/a

> Attackers can inject arbitrary log entries and filenames via PATH_INFO in SWIFT Alliance Web Platform, potentially corrupting logs or causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qv85-hhhm-mvmf

## What is CVE-2018-16386?

CVE-2018-16386 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in SWIFT Alliance Web Platform 7.1.23. A log injection (and an arbitrary log filename) can be achieved via the PATH_INFO to swp/login/EJBRemoteService/, related to com.swift.ejbgwt.j2ee.client.EjBlnvocationException error log information containing null@java:comp/env/ error messages.

Weakness: CWE-116 (Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16386?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Swift Alliance Web Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-16386?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16386 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-16386 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16386 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16386 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-16386 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16386 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-2018-16386/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16386/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16386
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16386
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16386

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