Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.12 CSV File code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CSV File Handler. This manipulation causes code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-9113. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.12 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CSV File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection via a crafted CSV file with an initial '><script type="text/javascript" src=' line.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2018. The weakness was shared 04/26/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-9113 since 03/28/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

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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
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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

Timelineinfo

03/28/2018 🔍
04/24/2018 +27 days 🔍
04/26/2018 +1 days 🔍
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04/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2023 +1776 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: e60c5fefb1b4740d42d99b634d3d3c4e66290f01
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117139
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2018 16:07
Updated: 03/07/2023 18:41
Changes: 04/26/2018 16:07 (58), 01/31/2020 20:15 (1), 03/07/2023 18:41 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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