{"id":"CVE-2011-0018","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2011-0018","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:57:52.351Z","title":"The email function in manage_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 1.0.x through 1.0.3 and 2.0.x through 2.0rc2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) To or (2) From e-mail address in an OMP request to the Greenbone Security…","description":"The email function in manage_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 1.0.x through 1.0.3 and 2.0.x through 2.0rc2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) To or (2) From e-mail address in an OMP request to the Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA).","published":"2011-01-28T16:00:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:26:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["openvas/openvas manager"],"epss":{"score":0.09266,"percentile":0.95325,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2011-01-31","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":16086,"kind":"exploit","title":"OpenVAS Manager - Command Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16086","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/16086.txt","file":"exploits/linux/local/16086.txt","published":"2011-01-31","added":"2011-01-31","updated":"2011-01-31","author":"Tim Brown","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2011-0018"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8048"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://osvdb.org/70639","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43037","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16086","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.openvas.org/OVSA20110118.html","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515971/100/0/threaded","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45987","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0208","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65011","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://osvdb.org/70639","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/43037","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16086","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openvas.org/OVSA20110118.html","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515971/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45987","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0208","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65011","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0018","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}