CVE-2018-1335
From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to tika-server that could be used to inject commands into the command line of the server running tika-server.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 93.6%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to tika-server that could be used to inject commands into the command line of the server running tika-server. This vulnerability only affects those running tika-server on a server that is open to untrusted clients. The mitigation is to upgrade to Tika 1.18.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 93.55% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 March 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/tika
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS moved from 90.9% on 21 September 2026 to 93.6% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 93.8% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153864/Apache-Tika-1.17-Header-Command-Injection.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b3ed4432380af767effd4c6f27665cc7b2686acccbefeb9f55851dca%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46540/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153864/Apache-Tika-1.17-Header-Command-Injection.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b3ed4432380af767effd4c6f27665cc7b2686acccbefeb9f55851dca%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46540/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.