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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 2.2%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
The Eclipse Foundation · Eclipse Vert.x
- affected 3.5.0 – < unspecified
- affected unspecified – ≤ 3.5.3
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenio.vertx:vertx-coreGHSA-qh3m-qw6v-qvhg (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- RHSA-2018:2946 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1021 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539568 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [pulsar-commits] 20201215 [GitHub] [pulsar] yanshuchong opened a new issue #8967: CVSS issue list (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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-qh3m-qw6v-qvhg (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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