CVE-2018-11787
In Apache Karaf version prior to 3.0.9, 4.0.9, 4.1.1, when the webconsole feature is installed in Karaf, it is available at…
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Description
In Apache Karaf version prior to 3.0.9, 4.0.9, 4.1.1, when the webconsole feature is installed in Karaf, it is available at .../system/console and requires authentication to access it. One part of the console is a Gogo shell/console that gives access to the command line console of Karaf via a Web browser, and when navigated to it is available at .../system/console/gogo. Trying to go directly to that URL does require authentication. And optional bundle that some applications use is the Pax Web Extender Whiteboard, it is part of the pax-war feature and perhaps others. When it is installed, the Gogo console becomes available at another URL .../gogo/, and that URL is not secured giving access to the Karaf console to unauthenticated users. A mitigation for the issue is to manually stop/uninstall Gogo plugin bundle that is installed with the webconsole feature, although of course this removes the console from the .../system/console application, not only from the unauthenticated endpoint. One could also stop/uninstall the Pax Web Extender Whiteboard, but other components/applications may require it and so their functionality would be reduced/compromised.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
- Unsecure Access
- CWE-287 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-287 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Karaf
- affected prior to 3.0.9
- affected 4.0.x prior to 4.0.9
- affected 4.1.x prior to 4.1.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.karaf:apache-karafGHSA-cq9c-55r7-455x (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-4993 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [karaf-dev] 20180918 [SECURITY] New security advisory for CVE-2018-11787 released for Apache Karaf (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11787.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cq9c-55r7-455x (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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