In Apache JMeter 2.X and 3.X, when using Distributed Test only (RMI based), jmeter server binds RMI Registry to wildcard host. This could…

Description

In Apache JMeter 2.X and 3.X, when using Distributed Test only (RMI based), jmeter server binds RMI Registry to wildcard host. This could allow an attacker to get Access to JMeterEngine and send unauthorized code.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

• Unauthorized code execution

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation · Apache JMeter

  • affected 2.x
  • affected 3.x

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeterGHSA-j7j7-g4ww-pxg5 (opens in a new tab)

References (3)

• 103068 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [www-announce] 20180211 CVE-2018-1287: Apache JMeter binds RMI server to wildcard in distributed mode (based on RMI) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [jmeter-issues] 20190609 [Bug 62039] [CVE-2018-1287 & CVE-2018-1297] Distributed testing : Secure RMI connection by SSL and certificate and bind to host defined "java.rmi.server.hostname" system property (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-j7j7-g4ww-pxg5 (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2018-1287](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2018-1287.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2018-1287)

Record last updated 17 Sept 2024, 03:02 UTC.