🛡️ CVE-2018-1287 — apachejmeter

🔴 CVSS 9.5 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-347 OSV
9.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Missing certificate validation in Apache JMeter

In Apache JMeter 2.X and 3.X, when using Distributed Test only (RMI based), jmeter server binds RMI Registry to wildcard host. This could allow an attacker to get Access to JMeterEngine and send unauthorized code. This only affect those running in Distributed mode.

In distributed mode, JMeter makes an architectural assumption that it is operating on a 'safe' network. i.e. everyone with access to the network is considered trusted.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2018-1287 is classified as CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. A signature is not checked correctly, so forged or modified content is accepted as genuine.

Affected software

CVE-2018-1287 is recorded against 1 package.

  • org.apache.jmeter:apachejmeter (fixed in 4.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 8 November 2023. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
bz.apache.org (Web)
github.com (Package)
lists.apache.org (Web)
mail-archives.apache.org (Web)

Details

Severity CRITICAL
CVSS Score 9.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-347
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-13
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2023-11-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.apache.jmeter:apachejmeter — 4.0

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