CVE-2018-12465
An OS command injection vulnerability in the web administration component of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway (SMG) allows a remote attacker authenticated as a privileged user to execute arbitrary OS commands on the SMG server.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An OS command injection vulnerability in the web administration component of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway (SMG) allows a remote attacker authenticated as a privileged user to execute arbitrary OS commands on the SMG server. This can be exploited in conjunction with CVE-2018-12464 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 used GWAVA product name (i.e. GWAVA 6.5).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 80.02% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 July 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-78
- Affected
- microfocus/secure messaging gateway
- Source
- security@opentext.com
EPSS 80.0% 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=7023133
- 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=7023133
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45083/
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