When using Distributed Test only (RMI based), Apache JMeter 2.x and 3.x uses an unsecured RMI connection. This could allow an attacker to…

Description

When using Distributed Test only (RMI based), Apache JMeter 2.x and 3.x uses an unsecured RMI connection. This could allow an attacker to get Access to JMeterEngine and send unauthorized code.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

11.5% · top 4.0% 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 access
• CWE-319 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-319 and its CVEs

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-7v85-6hv2-rwgw (opens in a new tab)

References (3)

• [www-announce] 20180211 CVE-2018-1297: Apache JMeter uses an unsecure RMI connection in Distributed mode (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62039 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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-7v85-6hv2-rwgw (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2018-1297](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2018-1297.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2018-1297)

Record last updated 17 Sept 2024, 03:37 UTC.