CVE-2018-1285

FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1285 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Apache log4net versions prior to 2.0.10, impacting products from Apache, FedoraProject, NetApp, and Oracle. This flaw allows attackers to perform XXE-based attacks by providing malicious log4net configuration files, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, it presents a significant risk. While there is no known active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		< 2.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:apache:log4net::::::::
		30CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:::::::*
		31CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:::::::*
		32CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:::::::*
		13.3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.3.0.1:::::::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

5.9

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

17.37%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

96.8%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-25

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1737 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

nugetpatch availablevia ghsa

Product: log4netFixed in: 2.0.10

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference

View patch

cephvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

d-linkvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

humansignalvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

hyperledgervendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

m2teamvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

roundcubevendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

Vendor Advisories (13)

roundcubellm-roundcube-16ec652a2022483fCRITICAL

Bosch Fire Monitoring System (FSM) affected by log4net Vulnerability

Mar 23, 2022

humansignalllm-humansignal-4709faede3e2fb07CRITICAL

Bosch Fire Monitoring System (FSM) affected by log4net Vulnerability

Mar 23, 2022

hyperledgerllm-hyperledger-e9f17122d3cdc3acCRITICAL

Bosch Fire Monitoring System (FSM) affected by log4net Vulnerability

Mar 23, 2022

d-linkllm-d-link-2f5ecc955d6c11f7CRITICAL

Bosch Fire Monitoring System (FSM) affected by log4net Vulnerability

Mar 23, 2022

cephllm-ceph-f9b569f719561e24CRITICAL

Bosch Fire Monitoring System (FSM) affected by log4net Vulnerability

Mar 23, 2022

m2teamllm-m2team-0c0594601646ee33CRITICAL

Bosch Fire Monitoring System (FSM) affected by log4net Vulnerability

Mar 23, 2022

m2teamllm-m2team-e442d1defd93d530CRITICAL