HIGH
vertx-web: Incomplete CSRF validation by CSRFHandler
Published Jul 12, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.99%
Description
In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.2 of Eclipse Vert.x, the CSRFHandler do not assert that the XSRF Cookie matches the returned XSRF header/form parameter. This allows replay attacks with previously issued tokens which are not expired yet.
Affected products
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- Version 3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<unspecified
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<=3.5.2
- 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Vert.x | n/a |
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No data.
Text-Only RHOAR
vertx-web
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2371
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text-Only RHOAR | vertx-web | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2371 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
6.8 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.99% 0.01994
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01994
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01994) | 79.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01994) | 78.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02729) | 84.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.72% (0.18716) | 92.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02729) | 84.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 18.72% (0.18716) | 94.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 9.43% (0.09434) | 92.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 18.72% (0.18716) | 94.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.43% (0.09434) | 92.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.69% (0.02692) | 90.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 1.13% (0.01127) | 84.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01127) | 82.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01477) | 84.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01200) | 83.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00915) | 80.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.26% (0.07256) | 92.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.26% (0.07256) | 91.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.26% (0.07256) | 80.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.93th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.75th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 89.66th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (17)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2371 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12540 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536948 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1600666 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvgg-f8qm-6h7j Advisory
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/commit/f42b193b15a29b772fc576b2d0f2497e7474a7e
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/970
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r10aef585c521f8ef603f5831f9d97a27d920624025131da950e0c62f%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r10aef585c521f8ef603f5831f9d97a27d920624025131da950e0c62f@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3fffda8e947edaa359152c8dc4c4ea9c96fd8ced1999bbce92bc6b25%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3fffda8e947edaa359152c8dc4c4ea9c96fd8ced1999bbce92bc6b25@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r59482ebed302aa49ac7e0c51737499746b0d086fcdeb8f90e705951f%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r59482ebed302aa49ac7e0c51737499746b0d086fcdeb8f90e705951f@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc5b4ae8a7caae6d3d5b3266cb050823b96dd62b30718b90b778d3d8b%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc5b4ae8a7caae6d3d5b3266cb050823b96dd62b30718b90b778d3d8b@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12540
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12540
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner eclipse
Published Jul 12, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 18, 2018
Link CVE-2018-12540
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-RVGG-F8QM-6H7J Updated n/a