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CVE-2018-19518

HighCVSS 7.5 / 10
Published Nov 25, 2018·Last modified Apr 16, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

University of Washington IMAP Toolkit 2007f on UNIX, as used in imap_open() in PHP and other products, launches an rsh command (by means of the imap_rimap function in c-client/imap4r1.c and the tcp_aopen function in osdep/unix/tcp_unix.c) without preventing argument injection, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands if the IMAP server name is untrusted input (e.g., entered by a user of a web application) and if rsh has been replaced by a program with different argument semantics. For example, if rsh is a link to ssh (as seen on Debian and Ubuntu systems), then the attack can use an IMAP server name containing a "-oProxyCommand" argument.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.5

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
7.3

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
95.23%

The exploit probability is critical. The vulnerability is very likely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Functional

A functional exploit is available for this vulnerability (3 exploits found).

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