CVE-2018-1000854

Name: CVE-2018-1000854
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-12-20T17:29:00.267+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.16%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1000854 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. esigate.org esigate version 5.2 and earlier contains a CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in ESI directive with user specified XSLT that can result in Remote Code Execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Use of another weakness in backend application to reflect ESI directives. EPSS estimates a 3.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

esigate.org esigate version 5.2 and earlier contains a CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in ESI directive with user specified XSLT that can result in Remote Code Execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Use of another weakness in backend application to reflect ESI directives. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 5.3.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.16%

86.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Esigate	Esigate	<= 5.2

References

https://github.com/esigate/esigate/issues/209Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/esigate/esigate/issues/209Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 20, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1000854?

How severe is CVE-2018-1000854?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-1000854 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000854?

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Source: NVD / NIST