CVE-2018-18286
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerabilities in CMG Suite 8.4 SP2 and earlier, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct an SQL injection attack due to insufficient input validation for the changepwd interface. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to extract sensitive information from the database and execute arbitrary scripts.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in CMG Suite's changepwd interface allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL queries due to insufficient input validation. This can lead to sensitive data extraction from the database and potentially remote code execution through arbitrary script execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 8.4= 8.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Mitel Cmg Suite installationIdentify whether Mitel Cmg Suite is installed in your environment. Check your application inventory, installed software list, or running services for 'CMG Suite' or 'Mitel Cmg Suite'.Affected if Mitel Cmg Suite is present in your environment
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Check installed Cmg Suite versionDetermine the exact version number of the installed Cmg Suite product. Compare your version against the affected ranges: version 8.4 and any version less than or equal to 8.4.Affected if Installed version is 8.4 or any version <= 8.4
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Locate the changepwd interfaceIdentify if the changepwd interface component exists in your Cmg Suite deployment. This is the specific web component or API endpoint where the SQL injection vulnerability resides.Affected if The changepwd interface is present and accessible in your deployment
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Assess changepwd input handlingExamine or test how the changepwd interface handles user-supplied input. The vulnerability results from insufficient input validation on this specific interface.Affected if The changepwd interface accepts user input without proper validation or parameterized queries
You are affected if Mitel Cmg Suite version 8.4 or lower is installed and the changepwd interface is exposed without adequate input validation controls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation and use parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database interactions in the changepwd interface to prevent SQL injection attacks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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