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HIGH

CVE-2018-12540

CVSS v3

8.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

2.0 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • io.vertx:vertx-webMavenfrom 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.5.3

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-12540 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    vertx-web: Incomplete CSRF validation by CSRFHandler

  • RHSA-2018:2371 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes security and bug fix update

Full record on NVD

Description

In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.2 of Eclipse Vert.x, the CSRFHandler do not assert that the XSRF Cookie matches the returned XSRF header/form parameter. This allows replay attacks with previously issued tokens which are not expired yet.

Technical details

Published
2018-07-12

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12540?

In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.2 of Eclipse Vert.x, the CSRFHandler do not assert that the XSRF Cookie matches the returned XSRF header/form parameter. This allows replay attacks with previously issued tokens which are not expired yet.

Is CVE-2018-12540 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-12540 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.0% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12540?

CVE-2018-12540 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity).

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