CVE-2018-12464

Unauthenticated SQL injection in Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway

CRITICAL
10
CVSS Score
Published: June 29, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSecure Messaging Gateway

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Severity
CRITICAL10
Exploit prediction
EPSS 81%

Description

A SQL injection vulnerability in the web administration and quarantine components of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL statements against the database. This can be exploited to create an administrative account and used in conjunction with CVE-2018-12465 to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. Affects Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway versions prior to 471. It does not affect previous versions of the product that use the GWAVA product name (i.e. GWAVA 6.5).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 471
Affected range stops below 471, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

10CRITICALmicrofocus
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89

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