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HIGH · 8.8

CVE-2018-6889

An issue was discovered in Typesetter 5.1. It suffers from a Host header injection vulnerability, Using this attack, a malicious user can poison the web cache or perform advanced password reset attack...

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Typesetter 5.1. It suffers from a Host header injection vulnerability, Using this attack, a malicious user can poison the web cache or perform advanced password reset attacks or even trigger arbitrary user re-direction.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
TypesettercmsTypesetter5.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-6889?

CVE-2018-6889 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). An issue was discovered in Typesetter 5.1. It suffers from a Host header injection vulnerability, Using this attack, a malicious user can poison the web cache or perform advanced password reset attack...

How severe is CVE-2018-6889?

CVE-2018-6889 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-6889?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Typesettercms Typesetter.