CVE-2011-0018

Exp

The email function in manage_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 1.0.x through 1.0.3 and 2.0.x through 2.0rc2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) To or (2) From e-mail address in an OMP request to the Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA).

Published: 2011-01-28 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-0018 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.69%, 94th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.77% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-0018

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16086 exploit_db edb 2011-01-31 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0018

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-02 8.92% 11.69% +2.77%
2 2025-10-12 9.73% 8.92% -0.81%
3 2025-10-07 — 9.73% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0018

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0018

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0018

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0018

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