CVE-2018-18250: icinga icinga_web_2 Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-18250 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Injection vulnerability in icinga icinga_web_2. EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 17-12-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Icinga Web 2 before 2.6.2 allows parameters that break navigation dashlets, as demonstrated by a single '$' character as the Name of a Navigation item.

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.