CVE-2018-12537: Moderate severity vulnerability that affects io.vertx:vertx-core

CVE-2018-12537 · Severity: info · Published 2018-10-19

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects io.vertx:vertx-core

Technologies: io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-12537 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-12537 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-12537?
Informational severity, published 19 October 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.5.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-12537?
Yes. io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven): upgrade to 3.5.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-12537?
Check whether you run io.vertx:vertx-core (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

  • io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven): upgrade to 3.5.2 or later
    # set io.vertx:vertx-core to 3.5.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • io.vertx:vertx-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.5.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-12537
  • GHSA-6cw8-7j6c-hccp

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