HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2018-12538
HIGH

CVE-2018-12538

CWE-6Published: June 22, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

In Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.0 through 9.4.8, when using the optional Jetty provided FileSessionDataStore for persistent storage of HttpSession details, it is possible for a malicious user to access/hijack other HttpSessions and even delete unmatched HttpSessions present in the FileSystem's storage for the FileSessionDataStore.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-12538 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

eclipse1 product(s)
jetty
netapp11 product(s)
e-series santricity management plug-inse-series santricity os controllere-series santricity web services proxyelement softwarehyper converged infrastructureoncommand system manageroncommand unified managersantricity cloud connectorsnap creator frameworksnapcentersnapmanager
Source: NVD CPE · 12 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041194
ADVISORYhttps://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536018
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181014-0001/
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041194
ADVISORYhttps://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536018
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181014-0001/

All References (12)

→
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041194Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536018Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
→
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181014-0001/Third Party Advisory
→
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
→
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
→
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041194Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536018Issue Tracking · Vendor Advisory
→
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
→
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181014-0001/Third Party Advisory
→
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
→
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2018-12538
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-6
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 22, 2018

Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2018-12538 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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