CVE-2018-12540 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Eclipse Vert.x versions 3.0.0 to 3.5.2, where the CSRFHandler fails to validate that the XSRF cookie matches the corresponding header or form parameter. This flaw enables replay attacks using previously issued, unexpired tokens. Rated 8.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), it indicates a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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