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.

Affected

The Eclipse Foundation · Eclipse Vert.x

CVSS v3.0 NVD

5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 84th percentile

Published

2018-08-14

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• tafamace/CVE-2018-125370★ · 2018-11-19

Security advisories

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2371
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
• https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536038
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591072
• eclipse/vert.x/issues/2470
• https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2018-021_vertx…
• advisories/GHSA-6cw8-7j6c-hccp

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-5575
• CVE-2013-4002
• CVE-2014-8110
• CVE-2016-0793
• CVE-2016-4438
• CVE-2016-6798