CVE-2018-5404

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 4%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Quest Kace K1000 Appliance, versions prior to 9.0.270, allows an authenticated, remote attacker with least privileges ('User Console Only' role) to potentially exploit multiple Blind SQL Injection vulnerabilities to retrieve sensitive information from the database or copy the entire database. An authenticated remote attacker could leverage Blind SQL injections to obtain sensitive data.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EPSS
88.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 3, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-46956✓ verified
    First seen Jun 3, 2019

    KACE System Management Appliance (SMA) < 9.0.270 - Multiple Vulnerabilities

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-5404?
CVE-2018-5404 is a medium vulnerability published on June 3, 2019. The Quest Kace K1000 Appliance, versions prior to 9.0.270, allows an authenticated, remote attacker with least privileges ('User Console Only' role) to potentially exploit multiple Blind SQL Injection vulnerabilities to retrieve sensitive information from the database or copy the entire database.…
When was CVE-2018-5404 disclosed?
CVE-2018-5404 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 3, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-5404 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-5404 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 88.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5404?
CVE-2018-5404 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-5404?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-5404, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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