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CVE-2018-12544

Published: Oct 10, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-611
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-611

Affected Products

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

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2946
access.redhat.com
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539568
bugs.eclipse.org
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1021
github.com
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