CVE-2018-6289 Code injection in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway

Critical 9.8 Published 6 Feb 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can inject configuration data to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway.

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-2018-6289?

CVE-2018-6289 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway, published on 6 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Configuration file injection leading to Code Execution as Root in Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway version 1.1.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6289?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-6289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qjj5-2q7v-ffxh.