{"id":"CVE-2018-11788","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-11788","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:56:09.326Z","title":"Apache Karaf provides a features deployer, which allows users to \"hot deploy\" a features XML by dropping the file directly in the deploy folder.","description":"Apache Karaf provides a features deployer, which allows users to \"hot deploy\" a features XML by dropping the file directly in the deploy folder. The features XML is parsed by XMLInputFactory class. Apache Karaf XMLInputFactory class doesn't contain any mitigation codes against XXE. This is a potential security risk as an user can inject external XML entities in Apache Karaf version prior to 4.1.7 or 4.2.2. It has been fixed in Apache Karaf 4.1.7 and 4.2.2 releases.","published":"2019-01-07T16:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:36:36.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["apache/karaf"],"epss":{"score":0.07349,"percentile":0.94369,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06211,"percentile":0.93285},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.07289,"percentile":0.94084}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11788.txt","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106479","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11788.txt","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106479","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11788","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}