CVE-2018-12544

vertx: API Validation XML Schemas do not forbid file system access

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In version from 3.5.Beta1 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the OpenAPI XML type validator creates XML parsers without taking appropriate defense against XML attacks. This mechanism is exclusively when the developer uses the Eclipse Vert.x OpenAPI XML type validator to validate a provided schema.

De la versión 3.5.Beta1 a la 3.5.3 de Eclipse Vert.x, el validador de tipos XML OpenAPI crea analizadores XML sin las medidas defensivas adecuadas contra ataques XML. Este mecanismo es exclusivo a cuando el desarrollador emplea el validador de tipos XML OpenAPI de Eclipse Vert.x para validar un esquema proporcionado.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-06-18 CVE Reserved
2018-10-10 CVE Published
2024-07-25 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539568	2023-11-07
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1021	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2946	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12544	2018-10-18
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1638384	2018-10-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.0 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.0"		-		Affected
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.0 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.0"		beta1		Affected
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.1 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.1"		-		Affected
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.2 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.2"		-		Affected
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.2 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.2"		cr1		Affected
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.2 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.2"		cr2		Affected
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.2 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.2"		cr3		Affected
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.3 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.3"		-		Affected
Eclipse Search vendor "Eclipse"		Vert.x Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x"				3.5.3 Search vendor "Eclipse" for product "Vert.x" and version "3.5.3"		cr1		Affected