5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-11087
Pivotal Spring AMQP Hostname Validation Weakness (Man-in-the-Middle)
Description

Pivotal Spring AMQP, 1.x versions prior to 1.7.10 and 2.x versions prior to 2.0.6, expose a man-in-the-middle vulnerability due to lack of hostname validation. A malicious user that has the ability to intercept traffic would be able to view data in transit.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 14, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 27, 2025, 7:56 p.m.

Source :

security_alert@emc.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-11087 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-11087 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pivotal_software spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol
2 Pivotal_software rabbitmq
1 Vmware rabbitmq_java_client
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-11087.

URL Resource
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11087 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11087 Mitigation Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Java Dockerfile

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Python

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
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Born at : July 24, 2022, 9:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-11087 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-11087 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Mar. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Removed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.8.1 up to (excluding) 5.4.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq_java_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:rabbitmq_java_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.8.1 up to (excluding) 5.4.0
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11087
  • CVE Modified by security_alert@emc.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-295
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Jan. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11087 No Types Assigned https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11087 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (excluding) 1.7.10 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.6
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.8.1 up to (excluding) 5.4.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-11087 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-11087 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.32 }} -0.24%

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0.52304

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