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Security Onion Solutions Squert version 1.3.0 through 1.6.7 contains a CWE-78: Improper…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-78Published · Updated

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-78.

Summary

Security Onion Solutions Squert version 1.3.0 through 1.6.7 contains a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection) vulnerability in .inc/callback.php that can result in execution of OS Commands. This attack appear to be exploitable via Web request to .inc/callback.php with the payload in the data or obj parameters, used in autocat(). This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03919 90th 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

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:securityonion:squert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1 – 1.6.7VulnerableSecurityonion
  • cpe:2.3:a:securityonion:squert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 – 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·Securityonion

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000042
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c669-5c99-4w7q

References

  • TI-2018-15703 Security Onion Solutions Squert version 1.0.1 through 1.6.7 contains a CWE-78: Improper… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-15704 Security Onion Solutions Squert version 1.1.1 through 1.6.7 contains a SQL Injection… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

Sources