CVE-2018-19518 describes an argument injection vulnerability in the University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2007f, specifically within its rsh command execution via imap_rimap and tcp_aopen functions. This flaw, affecting products like PHP's imap_open(), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands if an untrusted IMAP server name is provided and rsh has been replaced by a program with different argument semantics (e.g., ssh). With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0, <= 7.1.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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