CVE-2018-1000854 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting esigate.org ESIgate versions 5.2 and earlier. It stems from improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component, specifically within ESI directives utilizing user-specified XSLT. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, the high severity warrants immediate patching to version 5.3 or later.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:esigate:esigate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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