VDB
CVE-2018-1285
CVE-2018-1285
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.
EPSS 17.37% · 97.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
17.37%
97.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | log4net | *, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | log4net | 0, 1.2.10+dfsg-7 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | log4net | 0, 1.2.10+dfsg-8 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | log4net | 1.2.10+dfsg-6, 0, 1.2.10+dfsg-7 |
Timeline
- May 11, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 15, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 18, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 20, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1285 third-party-advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET-575 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/apache/logging-log4net/commit/d0b4b0157d4af36b23c24a23739c47925c3bd8d7 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reab1c277c95310bad1038255e0757857b2fbe291411b4fa84552028a%40%3Cdev.logging.apache.org%3E third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4699-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1285 third-party-advisory