CVE-2018-18879
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In firmware version MS_2.6.9900 of Columbia Weather MicroServer, an authenticated web user can pipe commands directly to the underlying operating system as user input is not sanitized in networkdiags.php.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedWeather MicroServercisa_csaf_ot
Columbia Weather Systems has released a firmware update, Version: MS_2.7.9973, that addresses all the above vulnerabilities found on the Weather MicroServer.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.5–9.8
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- columbiaweather weather microserver firmware= ms_2.6.9900nvdUScpe:2.3:o:columbiaweather:weather_microserver_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-19-078-02Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer2019-03-19icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow disclosure of data, cause a denial-of-service condition, and allow remote code execution.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107495cnnvd
- https://applied-risk.com/labs/advisoriescnnvd
- https://columbiaweather.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-078-02cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18879cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/77442cnnvd
- https://applied-risk.com/labs/advisoriesenisa_euvd
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-078-02enisa_euvd
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