Is CVE-2018-1285 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-1285 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-1285?

CVE-2018-1285 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-1285?

CVE-2018-1285 has an EPSS score of 17.82% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1285?

Upgrade log4net on debian 11 to 1.2.10+dfsg-8 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-1285

CRITICALEPSS 97th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

How to fix

Remediation Available

log4netDebian

Fixed in:1.2.10+dfsg-8CVE-2018-1285

liblog4net1.2-cilUbuntu

Fixed in:1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-4699-1

Fixed in:1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4699-1

Fixed in:1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4699-1

log4netUbuntu

Fixed in:1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-4699-1

Fixed in:1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-4699-1

Fixed in:1.2.10+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-4699-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

17.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

oracle.com

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references11

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-611 (XML External Entity (XXE)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-34102	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-9670	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-28219	Critical	9.8	97%	-	-
CVE-2024-22024	High	8.3	95%	-	-
CVE-2024-38653	High	7.5	92%	-	-
CVE-2017-12629	Critical	9.8	92%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.