CVE-2018-1000885

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

PHKP version including commit 88fd9cfdf14ea4b6ac3e3967feea7bcaabb6f03b contains a Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in function pgp_exec() phkp.php:98 that can result in It is possible to manipulate gpg-keys or execute commands remotely. This attack appear to be exploitable via HKP-Api: /pks/lookup?search.

Affected products

PHKP: all versions

References

https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/full-disclosure-remote-command-execution-in-phkp
https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/full-disclosure-remote-command-execution-in-phkp

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