Vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty
CVE-2018-12538
In Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.0 through 9.4.8, when using the optional Jetty provided FileSessionDataStore for persistent storage of HttpSession details, it is possible for a malicious user to access/hijack other HttpSessions and even delete unmatched HttpSessions present in the FileSystem's storage for the FileSessionDataStore.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (85.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Eclipse Jetty
- NetApp Element Software
- NetApp E-Series Santricity Management Plug-Ins
- NetApp E-Series Santricity OS Controller
- NetApp E-Series Santricity Web Services Proxy
- NetApp Hyper Converged Infrastructure
- NetApp Oncommand System Manager
- NetApp Oncommand Unified Manager
- NetApp Santricity Cloud Connector
- NetApp Snapcenter
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041194 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e6… (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181014-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12538?
- CVE-2018-12538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Jetty, classified under CWE-6. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-22.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12538?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12538 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.