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CVE-2018-11652

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-06-01
  • WeaknessCWE-1236

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-18Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-11652?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-11652?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Cirt.net nikto
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1≤ 2.1.6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • niktoUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • niktoUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • niktoMageia:6all versions · fixed in 2.1.5-9.1.mga6
  • niktoDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1:2.1.5-3
  • niktoDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1:2.1.5-3
  • niktoDebian:12all versions · fixed in 1:2.1.5-3
  • niktoCleanStartall versions · fixed in 2.1.6-r2
  • niktoAlpine:v3.24all versions · fixed in 2.1.6-r2

13 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-11652 Red Hat Product Security

    nikto: CSV injection via the Server field in an HTTP response header

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-44899
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-1236read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score23.6 %read 2026-11-02
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-06-01
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11652?

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.

Is CVE-2018-11652 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-11652 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 23.6% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11652?

CVE-2018-11652 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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