Vulnerability in Apache Tika
CVE-2018-1335
From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to tika-server that could be used to inject commands into the command line of the server running tika-server. This vulnerability only affects those running tika-server on a server that is open to untrusted clients. The mitigation is to upgrade to Tika 1.18.
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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: 0.936 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.938 · newest: 0.936 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Apache Tika
- Apache Software Foundation Tika — versions 1.7 to 1.17
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b3ed4432380af767effd4c6f27665cc7b2686acccbefeb9f55… (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104001 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46540/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153864/Apache-Tika-1.17-Header-Command-Injection…
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1335?
- CVE-2018-1335 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tika. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1335?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1335 known to be exploited?
- 38 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.