CVE-2018-6961 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud prior to version 3.1.0 contains a command injection vulnerability in the local web UI component. This component is disabled by default and should not be enabled on untrusted networks. VeloCloud by VMware will be removing this service from the product in future releases. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in remote code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is in the KEV database since March 25, 2022.

The EPSS score is 0.92029.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Vmware	Nsx Sd-wan By Velocloud

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx_sd-wan_by_velocloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104185
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041210
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0011.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44959/

History

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2022-03-25'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV3_0 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2018-06-11T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:46:14.380Z

Reserved: 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-6961

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:17:17.275Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-06-11T22:29:00.230

Modified: 2025-02-12T20:05:57.833

Link: CVE-2018-6961

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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