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TI-2018-07905 Aliases CVE-2018-11137GHSA-f57x-72hm-jqw4

The 'checksum' parameter of the '/common/download_attachment.php' script in the Quest…

Priority LOW 38CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The 'checksum' parameter of the '/common/download_attachment.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 can be abused to read arbitrary files with 'www' privileges via Directory Traversal. No administrator privileges are needed to execute this script.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06384 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_system_management_appliance:8.0.318:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.318VulnerableQuest
  • cpe:2.3:a:quest:kace_system_management_appliance:8.0.318:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.318 Vulnerable ·Quest

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11137
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f57x-72hm-jqw4

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2018-07906 The '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07907 The '/common/ajax_email_connection_test.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-07900 In order to perform actions that require higher privileges, the Quest KACE System… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-07909 The 'IMAGES_JSON' and 'attachments_to_remove[]' parameters of the '/adminui/advisory.php'… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07908 The 'reportID' parameter received by the '/common/run_report.php' script in the Quest… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-07904 The 'orgID' parameter received by the '/common/download_agent_installer.php' script in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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