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CVE-2018-12540

Published: Jul 12, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-352
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 21.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.2 of Eclipse Vert.x, the CSRFHandler do not assert that the XSRF Cookie matches the returned XSRF header/form parameter. This allows replay attacks with previously issued tokens which are not expired yet.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

eclipse
oss-project·BEaka eclipse-foundation
vert.x
DevTools & CI
Maven
package-ecosystem
io.vertx:vertx-web
OSS Libraries
The Eclipse Foundation
oss-projectaka eclipse mosquitto, eclipse openj9, eclipse jetty
Eclipse Vert.x
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2371
access.redhat.com
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536948
bugs.eclipse.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r10aef585c521f8ef603f5831f9d97a27d920624025131da950e0c62f%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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