CVE-2018-18240
Pippo through 1.11.0 allows remote code execution via a command to java.lang.ProcessBuilder because the XstreamEngine component does not use XStream's available protection mechanisms to restrict un...
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 1.12.0.
What to do
Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.
- Maven ro.pippo:pippo-coreAffected: < 1.12.0Upgrade to: 1.12.0Stated by: GitHub advisory
- Maven ro.pippo:pippo-sessionAffected: < 1.12.0Upgrade to: 1.12.0Stated by: GitHub advisory
- PippoAffected: ≤ 1.11.0Upgrade to: after 1.11.0Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Pippo RCE Vulnerability
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
3.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 90th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 471 days before any public exploit.
- Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18240
- github.com/pippo-java/pippo/issues/454
- github.com/pippo-java/pippo/commit/c6b26551a82d2dd32097fcb17c13c3b830916296
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