CVE-2018-12544

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2018-09-27
CWE:
CWE-611
Bugzilla:
1638384: CVE-2018-12544 vertx: API Validation XML Schemas do not forbid file system access

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-12544 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

CVSS3 Base Score 6.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes 1.0 RHSA-2018:2946 2018-10-18

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