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CVE-2018-16660

48
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-16660 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting Imperva SecureSphere 13.0.0.10 and 13.1.0.10 Gateway products, specifically within the PWS component. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the vulnerable system. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Imperva SecureSphere PWS Command Injection · Oct 8, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1857 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exploit-db.com / exploits/45542
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
imperva.com / products/securesphere/web-application-firewall
ProductVendor Advisory