VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-12544
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.17%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.17% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- eclipse/vert.x
- Source
- emo@eclipse.org
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2946Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539568Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1021Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2946Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539568Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1021Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.