CVE-2018-19908

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 17.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-12-06 · updated 2026-06-22
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

An issue was discovered in MISP 2.4.9x before 2.4.99. In app/Model/Event.php (the STIX 1 import code), an unescaped filename string is used to construct a shell command. This vulnerability can be abused by a malicious authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands by tweaking the original filename of the STIX import.

Affected products

MISP: from 2.4.90 before 2.4.99 — fixed in 2.4.99

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: MISP 2.4.99. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/211ac0737281b65e7da160f0aac52f401a94e1a3
https://github.com/MISP/MISP/releases/tag/v2.4.99
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46401/
https://github.com/MISP/MISP/commit/211ac0737281b65e7da160f0aac52f401a94e1a3
https://github.com/MISP/MISP/releases/tag/v2.4.99
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46401/

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