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CVE-2018-1252: RSA Web Threat Detection SQL Injection Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-06-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

RSA Web Threat Detection versions prior to 6.4, contain an SQL injection vulnerability in the Administration and Forensics applications. An authenticated malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute SQL commands on the back-end database to gain unauthorized access to the tool's monitoring and user information by supplying specially crafted input data to the affected application.

Affected products

• RSA Web Threat Detection RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.0, RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.1, RSA Web Threat Dete: before 6.4 — fixed in 6.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: RSA Web Threat Detection RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.0, RSA Web Threat Detection version 5.1, RSA Web Threat Dete 6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104396
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041026
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104396
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041026

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