CVE-2018-12464
A SQL injection vulnerability in the web administration and quarantine components of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements against the database.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.7%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A SQL injection vulnerability in the web administration and quarantine components of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements against the database. This can be exploited to create an administrative account and used in conjunction with CVE-2018-12465 to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. Affects Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway versions prior to 471. It does not affect previous versions of the product that use the GWAVA product name (i.e. GWAVA 6.5).
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 80.67% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 July 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- microfocus/secure messaging gateway
- Source
- security@opentext.com
EPSS 80.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://pentest.blog/unexpected-journey-6-all-ways-lead-to-rome-remote-code-execution-on-microfocus-secure-messaging-gateway/
- https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7023132
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45083/
- https://pentest.blog/unexpected-journey-6-all-ways-lead-to-rome-remote-code-execution-on-microfocus-secure-messaging-gateway/
- https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7023132
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45083/
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