What is CVE-2018-1307?

CVE-2018-1307 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Juddi, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-1307?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

XXE in Apache Juddi

CVE-2018-1307

In Apache jUDDI 3.2 through 3.3.4, if using the WADL2Java or WSDL2Java classes, which parse a local or remote XML document and then mediates the data structures into UDDI data structures, there are little protections present against entity expansion and DTD type of attacks. Mitigation is to use 3.3.5.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2018-02-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Juddi
Apache Software Foundation Juddi — versions 3.2 to 3.3.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JUDDI-987 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
juddi.apache.org/security.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1307?: CVE-2018-1307 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Juddi, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-1307?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.