Information disclosure in Apache Thrift

CVE-2018-11798

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.

EPSS: 0.049 (91.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11798?
CVE-2018-11798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Thrift, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-11798?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-11798 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.