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CVE-2018-11652
CRITICAL
CSV Injection vulnerability in Nikto 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands via the Server field in an HTTP response header, which is directly injected into a CSV report.
Published: Jun 1, 2018
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-1236
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| cirt.net | nikto | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-pmf5-gx6h-8x53
CSV Injection vulnerability in Nikto 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject...
References (4)
- https://github.com/sullo/nikto/commit/e759b3300aace5314fe3d30800c8bd83c81c29f7 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44899/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/sullo/nikto/commit/e759b3300aace5314fe3d30800c8bd83c81c29f7 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44899/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
24.44%
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
46.5 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub