Asustor ADM - SQLi (CVE-2018-11511)

CVE-2018-11511 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the tree list functionality of the photo gallery application in ASUSTOR ADM 3.1.0.RFQ3, affecting the 'album_id' or 'scope' parameters. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via crafted requests, potentially leading to data theft, unauthorized access, or full compromise of the underlying database.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 15th of October 2025.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2018-11511 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2018-11511 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2018-11511 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Attackers exploit endpoints such as /photo-gallery/api/album/tree_lists/ and /photo-gallery/api/photo/search/ by injecting SQL commands into the album_id and scope parameters, respectively, to execute unauthorized database queries.