{"cve":"CVE-2018-11787","nvd":{"published":"2018-09-18T14:29:00.620","modified":"2026-06-17T01:36:36.097","status":"Modified","description":"In Apache Karaf version prior to 3.0.9, 4.0.9, 4.1.1, when the webconsole feature is installed in Karaf, it is available at .../system/console and requires authentication to access it. One part of the console is a Gogo shell/console that gives access to the command line console of Karaf via a Web browser, and when navigated to it is available at .../system/console/gogo. Trying to go directly to that URL does require authentication. And optional bundle that some applications use is the Pax Web Extender Whiteboard, it is part of the pax-war feature and perhaps others. When it is installed, the Gogo console becomes available at another URL .../gogo/, and that URL is not secured giving access to the Karaf console to unauthenticated users. A mitigation for the issue is to manually stop/uninstall Gogo plugin bundle that is installed with the webconsole feature, although of course this removes the console from the .../system/console application, not only from the unauthenticated endpoint. One could also stop/uninstall the Pax Web Extender Whiteboard, but other components/applications may require it and so their functionality would be reduced/compromised.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11787.txt","https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-4993","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d9ba4c3104ba32225646879a057b75b54430f349c246c85469037d3c%40%3Cdev.karaf.apache.org%3E","http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11787.txt","https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-4993"],"products":["apache:karaf"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:14.491561039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-11787","score":0.02573,"percentile":0.85175,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-cq9c-55r7-455x","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cq9c-55r7-455x","summary":"Improper Authentication in Apache Karaf","modified":"2023-11-08T03:59:47.813189Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.karaf/apache-karaf","ranges":["<3.0.9"],"fixed":["3.0.9"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.karaf/apache-karaf","ranges":[">=4.0.0 <4.0.9"],"fixed":["4.0.9"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.karaf/apache-karaf","ranges":[">=4.1.0 <4.1.1"],"fixed":["4.1.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}