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TI-2018-03931 Aliases CVE-2018-5403GHSA-qm3j-vvg8-52j9

Command injection in Imperva SecureSphere

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77 and CWE-287.

Summary

Imperva SecureSphere gateway (GW) running v13, for both pre-First Time Login or post-First Time Login (FTL), if the attacker knows the basic authentication passwords, the GW may be vulnerable to RCE through specially crafted requests, from the web access management interface.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02413 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ImpervaSecureSphere13.0—No fix listedCNA
  • SecureSphere VendorImperva Affected 13.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.0.10VulnerableImperva
cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1.10VulnerableImperva
cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2.10VulnerableImperva
  • cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.10 Vulnerable ·Imperva
  • cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1.10 Vulnerable ·Imperva
  • cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:13.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2.10 Vulnerable ·Imperva

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5403
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm3j-vvg8-52j9

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2018-11945 A command injection vulnerability in PWS in Imperva SecureSphere 13.0.0.10 and 13.1.0.10… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-13927 The Python CGI scripts in PWS in Imperva SecureSphere 13.0.10, 13.1.10, and 13.2.10 allow… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-03941 Incorrect permission assignment in Imperva SecureSphere CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-03570 The SecureSphere Operations Manager (SOM) Management Server in Imperva SecureSphere… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-03574 plain/actionsets.html in the SecureSphere Operations Manager (SOM) Management Server in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2013-03573 The Key Management feature in the SecureSphere Operations Manager (SOM) Management Server… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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