# CVE-2018-11798: Apache Thrift Node.js static web server sandbox escape

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-11798-apache-thrift-node-js-static-web-server-sandbox-escape  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-01-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-11798 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2019-01-17

Apache Thrift Node.js static web server sandbox escape

Technologies: [org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-thrift-libthrift). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-11798 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-11798 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-11798?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 January 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.9.2,fixed=0.12.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-11798?** Yes. org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven): upgrade to 0.12.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-11798?** Check whether you run org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven): upgrade to 0.12.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.thrift:libthrift to 0.12.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.thrift:libthrift (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.9.2,fixed=0.12.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-11798
- GHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6

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