#VU16947 Information disclosure in Thrift - CVE-2018-11798

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16947

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11798

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Thrift
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can access files outside the set webservers docroot path.

Mitigation
Update to version 0.12.0.

Vulnerable software versions

Thrift: 0.9.2 - 0.11.0

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External links
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6e9edd282684896cedf615fb67a02bebfe6007f2d5baf03ba52e34fd@%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.