# CVE-2018-18240: Pippo RCE Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-18240-pippo-rce-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-18240 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Pippo RCE Vulnerability

Technologies: [ro.pippo:pippo-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ro-pippo-pippo-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-18240 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-18240 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-18240?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ro.pippo:pippo-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.12.0; ro.pippo:pippo-session (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.12.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-18240?** Yes. ro.pippo:pippo-core (Maven): upgrade to 1.12.0 or later; ro.pippo:pippo-session (Maven): upgrade to 1.12.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-18240?** Check whether you run ro.pippo:pippo-core (Maven) or ro.pippo:pippo-session (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

- ro.pippo:pippo-core (Maven): upgrade to 1.12.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set ro.pippo:pippo-core to 1.12.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- ro.pippo:pippo-session (Maven): upgrade to 1.12.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set ro.pippo:pippo-session to 1.12.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- ro.pippo:pippo-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.12.0
- ro.pippo:pippo-session (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.12.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-18240
- GHSA-h892-x453-86wc

## Related threats

- [Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in pippo-core](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-20059-improper-restriction-of-xml-external-entity-reference-in-pippo)
- [Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Pippo](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-18628-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-in-pippo)