CVE-2018-12537

vertx: Improper neutralization of CRLF sequences allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP response headers

Published Aug 14, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Eclipse Vert.x version 3.0 to 3.5.1, the HttpServer response headers and HttpClient request headers do not filter carriage return and line feed characters from the header value. This allow unfiltered values to inject a new header in the client request or server response.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0516 In Eclipse Vert.x version 3.0 to 3.5.1, the HttpServer response headers and HttpClient request headers do not filter carriage return and line feed characters from the header value. This allow unfiltered values to inject a new header in the client request or server response.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6cw8-7j6c-hccp Moderate severity vulnerability that affects io.vertx:vertx-core
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01132}

epss

{'score': 0.01089}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:38 AM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 14, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:37 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 13, 2018, 12:00 AM