# CVE-2018-8974: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MicrobeTRACE 0.1.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to code injection via a crafted CSV file with an initial 'Source<script type="text/javascript" src=' line. Fix released on 2018-03-28.

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## References

- https://github.com/CDCgov/MicrobeTRACE/releases/tag/v0.1.11
- https://github.com/wshepherd0010/advisories/blob/master/CVE-2018-8974.md
- https://github.com/CDCgov/MicrobeTrace/commit/3142b76c082bd83e1506c9840fbe0b6da382e682

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