CVE-2018-1000854
CRITICALesigate < 5.2 - Remote Code Execution via ESI Directive with User-Specified XSLT
Title source: llmDescription
esigate.org esigate version 5.2 and earlier contains a CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in ESI directive with user specified XSLT that can result in Remote Code Execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Use of another weakness in backend application to reflect ESI directives. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.3.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/esigate/esigate/issues/209
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0316
EPSS Percentile
86.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (2)
esigate/esigate
< 5.2
org.esigate/esigate-core
0 - 5.3Maven
Published
Dec 20, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026