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CVE-2018-12537

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 2.48% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-08-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-12537
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
2.48%

Original NVD Description

In Eclipse Vert.x version 3.0 to 3.5.1, the HttpServer response headers and HttpClient request headers do not filter carriage return and line feed characters from the header value. This allow unfiltered values to inject a new header in the client request or server response.

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