CVE-2018-9246 is a critical shell code injection vulnerability affecting the PGObject::Util::DBAdmin module before version 0.120.0 for Perl, specifically impacting LedgerSMB through 1.5.x. The flaw stems from insufficient sanitization of variable values used in shell commands within functions like create(), run_file(), backup(), or restore(). With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the running application over the network, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and ease of exploitation (low attack complexity, no user interaction), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.120.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgobject-util-dbadmin_project:pgobject-util-dbadmin:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | ||
>= 1.5.0, <= 1.5.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ledgersmb:ledgersmb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.