CVE-2018-11756 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apache OpenWhisk PHP Runtime versions 7.1:1.0.1 and 7.2:1.0.0 (or earlier), allowing an attacker to replace user functions within Docker containers if the user's code is exploitable. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently available, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including a SecurityWeek article highlighting its potential for code overwrites in IBM Cloud.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:openwhisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:openwhisk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.