# CVE-2018-16131: High severity vulnerability that affects com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 and com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-16131-high-severity-vulnerability-that-affects-com-typesafe-akka-akka  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-16131 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-22

High severity vulnerability that affects com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 and com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12

Technologies: [com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-typesafe-akka-akka-http-core-2-11), [com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-typesafe-akka-akka-http-core-2-12). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-16131 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-16131 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-16131?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 22 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=10.1.0,fixed=10.1.4; com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=10.1.0,fixed=10.1.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-16131?** Yes. com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven): upgrade to 10.1.4 or later; com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 10.1.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-16131?** Check whether you run com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven) or com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (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

- com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven): upgrade to 10.1.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 to 10.1.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 10.1.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 to 10.1.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.11 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=10.1.0,fixed=10.1.4
- com.typesafe.akka:akka-http-core_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=10.1.0,fixed=10.1.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-16131
- GHSA-9qgc-p27w-3hjg

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