CVE-2018-12542
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the StaticHandler uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '\' (forward slashes) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory when running on Windows Operating Systems.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-12542
- Assigner
- emo@eclipse.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-10-10T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-12-16T06:15:18
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0.0 | 3.5.3 |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1025 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539171 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12542 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12542 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:30:07 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 13:11:35 | security@eclipse.org | emo@eclipse.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 13:11:35 | 2018-10-10T20:29Z | 2018-10-10T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 13:11:35 | 2020-12-16T06:15:18 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 13:11:35 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |