VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-12538

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Eclipse Jetty versions 9.4.0 through 9.4.8, when using the optional Jetty provided FileSessionDataStore for persistent storage of HttpSession details, it is possible for a malicious user to access/hijack other HttpSessions and even delete unmatched HttpSessions present in the FileSystem's storage for the FileSessionDataStore.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-6: J2EE Misconfiguration: Insufficient Session-ID Length
  • CWE-384: Session Fixation

Primary references