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    CVE-2018-12544

    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.

    Published:Sep 27, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 10, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00618
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Eclipse
    Product
    Vert.x
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Application Runtimes

    Exploits

    https://github.com/dawetmaster/CVE-2018-12544-vertx-web-vulnerable

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High