7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-18854
Lightbend Spray spray-json Denial of Service (DoS) through Algorithmic Complexity
Description

Lightbend Spray spray-json through 1.3.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) because of Algorithmic Complexity during the parsing of many JSON object fields (with keys that have the same hash code).

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 31, 2018, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-18854 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 Lightbend spray-json
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
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-2018-18854.

URL Resource
https://github.com/spray/spray-json/issues/277 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/spray/spray-json/issues/277 Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2018-18854 weaknesses.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-18854 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18854 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/spray/spray-json/issues/277
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/spray/spray-json/issues/277 No Types Assigned https://github.com/spray/spray-json/issues/277 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:spray-json:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.3.4
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: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 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.

0.84 }} -0.40%

score

0.72544

percentile