thrift: Improper Access Control grants access to files outside the webservers docroot path
Published Jan 7, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.88%
Description
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
Affected products
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- Version Apache Thrift 0.9.2 to 0.11.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | n/a |
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Red Hat Fuse 7.3.1
camel-thrift
Fixed · RHSA-2019:1545
Red Hat Fuse 7.3.1
libthrift
Fixed · RHSA-2019:1545
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.4.8
libthrift
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3140
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
thrift
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
libthrift
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
libthrift
Affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
thrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
thrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
thrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
thrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
thrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
thrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
thrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
thrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
libthrift
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
opendaylight
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)
libthrift
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7.3.1 | camel-thrift | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1545 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.3.1 | libthrift | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1545 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.4.8 | libthrift | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3140 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | thrift | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | libthrift | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes | libthrift | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | thrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | thrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | thrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | thrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | thrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | thrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | thrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | thrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | libthrift | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | opendaylight | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) | libthrift | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
OpenStack and OpenDaylight: The Java implementation of thrift is used in OpenDaylight by parts of the vpnservice functionality. This flaw refers to the JavaScript (node.js) server for Thrift, which is not used or shipped with OpenDaylight or any other part of Red Hat OpenStack Platform.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.88% (0.04875) | 91.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.88% (0.04875) | 90.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00724) | 70.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.18% (0.03178) | 78.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.72% (0.00724) | 70.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 53.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 52.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 55.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 56.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 71.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 45.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.84% (0.04836) | 78.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.84% (0.04836) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (15)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106501 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11798 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1667188 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/thrift/commit/2a2b72f6c8aef200ecee4984f011e06052288ff2
- https://github.com/apache/thrift/pull/1606
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-4647
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6e9edd282684896cedf615fb67a02bebfe6007f2d5baf03ba52e34fd%40%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6e9edd282684896cedf615fb67a02bebfe6007f2d5baf03ba52e34fd@%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11798
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227094236/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106501
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11798
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html x_refsource_MISC
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