CRITICAL
vertx: API Validation XML Schemas do not forbid file system access
Published Oct 10, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.17%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 3.5.0StatusaffectedConstraints<unspecified
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<=3.5.3
- 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 |
|
OR
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.3
No data.
Text-Only RHOAR
vertx-web
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2946
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text-Only RHOAR | vertx-web | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2946 |
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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
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 Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
2.17% 0.02172
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02172
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 81.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 74.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 74.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00612) | 78.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00539) | 76.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00539) | 74.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 71.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 62.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2946 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12544 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539568 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1638384 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh3m-qw6v-qvhg Advisory
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/commit/ac8692c618d6180a9bc012a2ac8dbec821b1a97
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1021 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12544
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12544
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2946 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12544 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539568 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1638384 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh3m-qw6v-qvhg | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/commit/ac8692c618d6180a9bc012a2ac8dbec821b1a97 | ||
| https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1021 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12544 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12544 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner eclipse
Published Oct 10, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 18, 2018
Link CVE-2018-12544
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-QH3M-QW6V-QVHG Updated n/a