CVE-2018-1000042 is a critical OS Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting Security Onion Solutions Squert versions 1.3.0 through 1.6.7. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw remotely via web requests to .inc/callback.php, using crafted data or obj parameters, to execute arbitrary OS commands. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.1.1, <= 1.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:securityonion:squert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.