An issue was discovered in MicroStrategy Web Services (the Microsoft Office plugin)…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in MicroStrategy Web Services (the Microsoft Office plugin) before 10.4 Hotfix 7, and before 10.11. The vulnerability is unauthenticated and leads to access to the asset files with the MicroStrategy user privileges. (This includes the credentials to access the admin dashboard which may lead to RCE.) The path traversal is located in a SOAP request in the web service component.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01429 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:*:*:*:*:*:office:*:* | before 10.4; 10.5 to before 10.11 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:-:*:*:*:office:*:* | 10.4 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_1:*:*:*:office:*:* | 10.4 hotfix_1 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_2:*:*:*:office:*:* | 10.4 hotfix_2 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_3:*:*:*:office:*:* | 10.4 hotfix_3 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_4:*:*:*:office:*:* | 10.4 hotfix_4 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_5:*:*:*:office:*:* | 10.4 hotfix_5 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
| cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_6:*:*:*:office:*:* | 10.4 hotfix_6 | Vulnerable | Microstrategy |
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:*:*:*:*:*:office:*:* Versions before 10.4; 10.5 to before 10.11 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:-:*:*:*:office:*:* Versions 10.4 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_1:*:*:*:office:*:* Versions 10.4 hotfix_1 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_2:*:*:*:office:*:* Versions 10.4 hotfix_2 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_3:*:*:*:office:*:* Versions 10.4 hotfix_3 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_4:*:*:*:office:*:* Versions 10.4 hotfix_4 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_5:*:*:*:office:*:* Versions 10.4 hotfix_5 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
- cpe:2.3:a:microstrategy:web_services:10.4:hotfix_6:*:*:*:office:*:* Versions 10.4 hotfix_6 Vulnerable ·Microstrategy
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6885
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf6c-cgr9-wg5h
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-6885 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-6885 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qf6c-cgr9-wg5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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