CVE-2018-12538
Access and integrity issue within Eclipse Jetty
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.52%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-12538
To remediate CVE-2018-12538, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.4.11.v20180605 or later
Is CVE-2018-12538 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 9.4.0, < 9.4.11.v20180605
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |