9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-17198
Apache Roller SSRF and File Enumeration Vulnerability
Description

Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) and File Enumeration vulnerability in Apache Roller 5.2.1, 5.2.0 and earlier unsupported versions relies on Java SAX Parser to implement its XML-RPC interface and by default that parser supports external entities in XML DOCTYPE, which opens Roller up to SSRF / File Enumeration vulnerability. Note that this vulnerability exists even if Roller XML-RPC interface is disable via the Roller web admin UI. Mitigation: There are a couple of ways you can fix this vulnerability: 1) Upgrade to the latest version of Roller, which is now 5.2.2 2) Or, edit the Roller web.xml file and comment out the XML-RPC Servlet mapping as shown below: <!-- <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>XmlRpcServlet</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/roller-services/xmlrpc</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> -->

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:54 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-17198 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 Apache roller
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17198 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-2018-17198 weaknesses.

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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-17198 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Dark Reading
Max Severity Bug in Apache Roller Enabled Persistent Access

Source: Piotr Swat va ShutterstockThe maintainers of the Apache Roller open source blogging platform patched a maximum severity bug that allowed continued access to the app even after a user changed t ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 15, 2025 (4 months, 1 week ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-17198 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108496
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/94a36ed9c6241558b1c6181d8dd4ff263be7903abd1d20067d4330d5%40%3Cdev.roller.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/94a36ed9c6241558b1c6181d8dd4ff263be7903abd1d20067d4330d5%40%3Cdev.roller.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/94a36ed9c6241558b1c6181d8dd4ff263be7903abd1d20067d4330d5@%3Cdev.roller.apache.org%3E
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Access Complexity Insufficient Information
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/94a36ed9c6241558b1c6181d8dd4ff263be7903abd1d20067d4330d5@%3Cdev.roller.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/94a36ed9c6241558b1c6181d8dd4ff263be7903abd1d20067d4330d5@%3Cdev.roller.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108496 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108496 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-918
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108496 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.90 }} -0.83%

score

0.73508

percentile