CVE-2018-19646

CRITICAL

Imperva SecureSphere <13.2.10 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-19646. PoCs published by rsp3ar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a command injection vulnerability in Imperva SecureSphere 13's PWS component, allowing unauthenticated or authenticated remote code execution via crafted parameters in the 'impcli' endpoint. The PoC uses base64-encoded commands injected into the 'installer-address' parameter.

Description

The Python CGI scripts in PWS in Imperva SecureSphere 13.0.10, 13.1.10, and 13.2.10 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands because command-line arguments are mishandled.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by rsp3ar · pythonwebappslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45542

This exploit demonstrates a command injection vulnerability in Imperva SecureSphere 13's PWS component, allowing unauthenticated or authenticated remote code execution via crafted parameters in the 'impcli' endpoint. The PoC uses base64-encoded commands injected into the 'installer-address' parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Imperva SecureSphere 13.0.10, 13.1.10, 13.2.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Pre-FTL mode for unauthenticated exploitation or valid agent registration password for authenticated exploitation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45542

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0345
EPSS Percentile 87.4%
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-78
Status published
Products (3)
imperva/securesphere 13.0.10
imperva/securesphere 13.1.10
imperva/securesphere 13.2.10
Published Nov 28, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026