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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-11652 · published 1 June 2018

CVE-2018-11652: Cirt.net nikto csv injection vulnerability

CCirt.Net · Nikto

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 24% · top 2.2% CWE-1236 · CSV injection
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
24%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/sullo/nikto/commit/e759b3300aace5314fe3d30800c8bd83c81c29f7 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44899/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/sullo/nikto/commit/e759b3300aace5314fe3d30800c8bd83c81c29f7 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44899/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-11652), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.