Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-12537

In Eclipse Vert.x version 3.0 to 3.5.1, the HttpServer response headers and HttpClient request headers do not filter carriage return and line feed characters from the header value. This allow unfiltered values to inject a new header in the client request or server response.
Published 2018-08-14 19:29:00
Updated 2019-10-09 23:34:02
Source Eclipse Foundation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2018-12537

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12537

EPSS FAQ
0.42%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-12537

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
10.0
2.9
 NIST
5.3
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.9
1.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-12537

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs.
    Assigned by: emo@eclipse.org (Secondary)

References for CVE-2018-12537

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