CVE-2018-11141 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting Quest KACE System Management Virtual Appliance version 8.0.318. Attackers can exploit parameters in the /adminui/advisory.php script to write and delete arbitrary files on the system where the 'www' user has write permissions. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no authentication or user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in the KEV catalog, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.318CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_system_management_appliance:8.0.318:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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.