CRITICAL
CSV Injection vulnerability in Nikto 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands via the Server field in an HTTP response header, which is directly injected into a CSV report
Published Jun 1, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 24.44%
Description
CSV Injection vulnerability in Nikto 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands via the Server field in an HTTP response header, which is directly injected into a CSV report.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
24.44% 0.24439
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.24439
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 24.44% (0.24439) | 97.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 24.44% (0.24439) | 97.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 18.69% (0.18693) | 97.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 24.44% (0.24439) | 97.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 18.69% (0.18693) | 97.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 24.44% (0.24439) | 97.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 18.69% (0.18693) | 97.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 24.44% (0.24439) | 97.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 18.69% (0.18693) | 97.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 24.73% (0.24727) | 97.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 31, 2026 | 33.59% (0.33586) | 97.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 21.65% (0.21655) | 95.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 20.09% (0.20095) | 95.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 27.39% (0.27392) | 96.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.09% (0.20095) | 95.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 39.20% (0.39195) | 95.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.09% (0.20095) | 95.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 4.17% (0.04174) | 92.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 4.17% (0.04174) | 91.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 4.24% (0.04237) | 91.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 4.83% (0.04832) | 91.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 4.24% (0.04237) | 90.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.95% (0.03954) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 68.31th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 68.01th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 81.93th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.43% (0.03427) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://github.com/sullo/nikto/commit/e759b3300aace5314fe3d30800c8bd83c81c29f7 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44899/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/sullo/nikto/commit/e759b3300aace5314fe3d30800c8bd83c81c29f7 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44899/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 1, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 1, 2018
Link CVE-2018-11652
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a