CVE-2018-8974

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Published Apr 26, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 4.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection via a crafted CSV file with an initial 'Source<script type="text/javascript" src=' line. Fix released on 2018-03-28.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cdc:microbetrace:0.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-20581	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection via a crafted CSV file with an initial 'Source<script type="text/javascript" src=' line. Fix released on 2018-03-28.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.0% (3.965% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/CDCgov/MicrobeTRACE/releases/tag/v0.1.11
https://github.com/CDCgov/MicrobeTrace/commit/3142b76c082bd83e1506c9840fbe0b6da382e682
https://github.com/wshepherd0010/advisories/blob/master/CVE-2018-8974.md

History

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Subscriptions

Cdc Microbetrace

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 26, 2018, 6:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:10 AM
Reserved: Mar 24, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 26, 2018, 6:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:05 AM

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