{"cve":"CVE-2018-12544","nvd":{"published":"2018-10-10T20:29:00.710","modified":"2026-06-17T01:37:56.893","status":"Modified","description":"In version from 3.5.Beta1 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the OpenAPI XML type validator creates XML parsers without taking appropriate defense against XML attacks. This mechanism is exclusively when the developer uses the Eclipse Vert.x OpenAPI XML type validator to validate a provided schema.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2946","https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539568","https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1021","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2946"],"products":["eclipse:vert.x"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:14.491561039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-12544","score":0.02172,"percentile":0.82298,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-qh3m-qw6v-qvhg","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qh3m-qw6v-qvhg","summary":"Moderate severity vulnerability that affects io.vertx:vertx-core","modified":"2024-11-30T05:33:43.483356Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"io.vertx:vertx-core","purl":"pkg:maven/io.vertx/vertx-core","ranges":[">=3.5.0 <3.5.4"],"fixed":["3.5.4"]}]}],"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."]}