CVE-2018-12538 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.0 through 9.4.8, specifically when using the FileSessionDataStore for HttpSession persistence. A low-privileged attacker can exploit this flaw remotely to hijack or delete other users' HttpSessions, leading to significant confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While the CVSS score is 8.8, there is no public exploit code, Metasploit module, or evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.4.0, <= 9.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jetty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_management_plug-ins:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.0, <= 11.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_web_services_proxy:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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