CVE-2018-12540 — In version from 3
In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.2 of Eclipse Vert.x, the CSRFHandler do not assert that the XSRF Cookie matches the returned XSRF header/form parameter. This allows replay attacks with previously issued tokens which are not expired yet.
Published
2018-07-12T14:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T08:38:05.970Z
01What is this vulnerability?
In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.2 of Eclipse Vert.x, the CSRFHandler do not assert that the XSRF Cookie matches the returned XSRF header/form parameter. This allows replay attacks with previously issued tokens which are not expired yet.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Vert.x | 3.0, unspecified |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2018-07-12T14:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T08:38:05.970Z
09References
- bugs.eclipse.org — https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536948
- access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2371
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r59482ebed302aa49ac7e0c51737499746b0d086fcd…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3fffda8e947edaa359152c8dc4c4ea9c96fd8ced19…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc5b4ae8a7caae6d3d5b3266cb050823b96dd62b307…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r10aef585c521f8ef603f5831f9d97a27d920624025…
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