Apache Roller up to 5.2.1/5.2.0 XML-RPC Interface XML File Server-Side Request Forgery

A vulnerability has been found in Apache Roller up to 5.2.1/5.2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is a functionality of the component XML-RPC Interface. The manipulation as part of a XML File leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability (SSRF). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2019. The weakness was released 05/28/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17198 since 09/19/2018. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 138 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈5.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈5.5
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Class: Privilege escalation / SSRF (CWE-918)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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09/19/2018 CVE assigned
01/10/2019 +113 days Vulnerability found
05/28/2019 +138 days Advisory disclosed
05/29/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
05/29/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: apache.org
CVE: CVE-2018-17198 (🔒)
OSVDB: - Apache Roller server-side request forgery

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Created: 05/29/2019 08:08 AM
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