Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 CSV File code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11. Affected is an unknown function of the component CSV File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection via a crafted CSV file with an initial 'Source<script type="text/javascript" src=' line.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2018. The weakness was presented 04/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-8974 since 03/24/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 117139 for similar entry.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: github.com
Patch: github.com

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03/24/2018 🔍
04/24/2018 +31 days 🔍
04/26/2018 +1 days 🔍
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03/07/2023 +1776 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3142b76c082bd83e1506c9840fbe0b6da382e682
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-8974 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2018 16:07
Updated: 03/07/2023 18:33
Changes: 04/26/2018 16:07 (58), 01/31/2020 20:07 (1), 03/07/2023 18:33 (5)
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