Is CVE-2018-9246 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-9246 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-9246?

CVE-2018-9246 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-9246?

CVE-2018-9246 has an EPSS score of 2.58% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9246?

Upgrade libpgobject-util-dbadmin-perl on debian 11 to 0.130.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-9246

CRITICALEPSS 83th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The PGObject::Util::DBAdmin module before 0.120.0 for Perl, as used in LedgerSMB through 1.5.x, insufficiently sanitizes or escapes variable values used as part of shell command execution, resulting in shell code injection via the create(), run_file(), backup(), or restore() function. The vulnerability allows unauthorized users to execute code with the same privileges as the running application.

CWE-116

How to fix

Remediation Available

libpgobject-util-dbadmin-perlDebian

Fixed in:0.130.1-1CVE-2018-9246

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

archive.ledgersmb.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.