CVE-2018-8972

Public Exploit

Description

Creditwest Bank CMS Project (aka CWCMS) through 2017-07-28 has CSRF in the functionality for updating the site configuration, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code, as demonstrated by a PHP shell that calls eval on request parameters.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/CREDITWEST/CWCMS/issues/1 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-8972?
CVE-2018-8972 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-8972?
To fix CVE-2018-8972, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-8972 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-8972 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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