CVE-2018-25068
MEDIUMDescription
A vulnerability has been found in devent globalpom-utils up to 4.5.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function createTmpDir of the file globalpomutils-fileresources/src/main/java/com/anrisoftware/globalpom/fileresourcemanager/FileResourceManagerProvider.java. The manipulation leads to insecure temporary file. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 4.5.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 77a820bac2f68e662ce261ecb050c643bd7ee560. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217570 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2015-5224 | Critical | 9.8 | 4.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-20204 | High | 7.1 | 3.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-3710 | High | 7.8 | 2.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-16024 | Medium | 6.5 | 2.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2012-2666 | Critical | 9.8 | 1.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-16494 | High | 8.8 | 1.9% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2018-25068?
Upgrade globalpom-utils to 4.5.1 or later.
Is CVE-2018-25068 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2018-25068 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.81% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 53% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2018-25068?
CVE-2018-25068 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2018-25068 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for globalpom-utils (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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