CVE-2018-5403 Command injection in SecureSphere
Attackers with valid credentials can execute arbitrary code on Imperva SecureSphere gateways via crafted requests to the web interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5403?
CVE-2018-5403 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Imperva SecureSphere, published on 10 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Imperva SecureSphere gateway (GW) running v13, for both pre-First Time Login or post-First Time Login (FTL), if the attacker knows the basic authentication passwords, the GW may be vulnerable to RCE through specially crafted requests, from the web access management interface.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5403?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Imperva Securesphere.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5403?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5403 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-5403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Imperva SecureSphere
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qm3j-vvg8-52j9.