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TI-2018-07907 Aliases CVE-2018-11139GHSA-5788-3chh-698c

The '/common/ajax_email_connection_test.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management…

Priority HIGH 66CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-78.

Summary

The '/common/ajax_email_connection_test.php' script in the Quest KACE System Management Appliance 8.0.318 is accessible by any authenticated user and can be abused to execute arbitrary commands on the system. This script is vulnerable to command injection via the unsanitized user input 'TEST_SERVER' sent to the script via the POST method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.42409 98th 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-2018-11139
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5788-3chh-698c

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-2018-07900 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
  • TI-2018-07902 In order to perform actions that requires higher privileges, the Quest KACE System… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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