7.8

CVE-2018-11781: apache software foundation apache spamassassin Improper Control of Generation of Code

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-11781UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11781DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11781
Published 17-09-2018Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-11781 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in apache software foundation apache spamassassin. EPSS estimates a 0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.98%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 4
DLA-1578-1MGASA-2018-0425OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1831-1RHSA-2018:2916SUSE-SU-2019:1961-1SUSE-SU-2019:2011-1

Timeline

  1. 17-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.2 fixes a local user code injection in the meta rule syntax.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

62%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.98% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat4 products
Debian2 products
Alpine1 product
  • spamassassin< 3.4.2-r0 | < 3.4.3-r0
Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Canonical1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • spamassassin< 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

7 vendors · 11 products

References

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