CVE-2018-8974 describes a critical code injection vulnerability in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) MicrobeTRACE version 0.1.11. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted CSV file containing a malicious JavaScript payload. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it has not garnered widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cdc:microbetrace:0.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.