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.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2018-11511 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2018-11511 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2018-11511 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

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.