TI-2018-12897 Aliases CVE-2018-18249 GHSA-h88r-wm6r-9ghp

Icinga Web 2 before 2.6.2 allows injection of PHP ini-file directives via vectors…

MEDIUM 45CWE-94Published 2018-12-17 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
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-94.

Summary

Icinga Web 2 before 2.6.2 allows injection of PHP ini-file directives via vectors involving environment variables as the channel to send information to the attacker, such as a name=${PATH}_${APACHE_RUN_DIR}_${APACHE_RUN_USER} parameter to /icingaweb2/navigation/add or /icingaweb2/dashboard/new-dashlet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01489 74th 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

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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:icinga:icinga_web_2::::::::	before 2.6.2	Vulnerable	Icinga

cpe:2.3:a:icinga:icinga_web_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Icinga

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18249
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h88r-wm6r-9ghp

References

Exploit 1

https://herolab.usd.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2018/12/usd20180030.txt

Advisory 1

openSUSE-SU-2020:0067

TI-2022-08531 Path traversal in Icinga Web 2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-08530 Arbitrary code execution for authenticated users in Icinga Web 2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-14912 Icinga Icinga Web2 2.0.0 through 2.6.4, 2.7.4 and 2.8.2 has a Directory Traversal… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2025-20239 Icinga Web 2 DOM-based XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
TI-2025-20240 Icinga Web 2 has XSS in embedded content CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
TI-2018-12898 Icinga Web 2 before 2.6.2 allows parameters that break navigation dashlets, as… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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