CVE-2018-1335

Public Exploit

Description

From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to tika-server that could be used to inject commands into the command line of the server running tika-server. This vulnerability only affects those running tika-server on a server that is open to untrusted clients. The mitigation is to upgrade to Tika 1.18.

8.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 93.64% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika

References

Link	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b3ed4432380af767effd4c6f27665cc7b2686acccbefeb9f55851dca%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104001	vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46540/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153864/Apache-Tika-1.17-Header-Command-Injection.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3140	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1335?: CVE-2018-1335 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1335?: To fix CVE-2018-1335, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1335 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-1335 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1335?: CVE-2018-1335 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika.

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