CVE-2016-8018 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) versions 2.0.3 and earlier, allowing authenticated remote attackers to execute unauthorized commands through crafted user input. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) requires high privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-40911) exists for remote code execution in earlier VSEL versions, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.