CVE-2018-11652 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 24.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
CSV Injection vulnerability in Nikto 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands via the Server field in an HTTP response header, which is directly injected into a CSV report.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 24.44% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-1236 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-06-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cirt.net | nikto |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nikto 2.1.6 - CSV Injection | 2018-06-18 |
References
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