CVE-2018-1051: red hat, inc. resteasy Improper Input Validation
CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1051GHSA-m2fv-3rqm-g7p5
Published 25-01-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-1051 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in red hat, inc. resteasy. EPSS estimates a 1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.31%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 25-01-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
It was found that the fix for CVE-2016-9606 in versions 3.0.22 and 3.1.2 was incomplete and Yaml unmarshalling in Resteasy is still possible via `Yaml.load()` in YamlProvider.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
70%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 1.30% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.31%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
- CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted DataThe product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
Affected systems
Org.jboss.resteasy1 product
- resteasy-yaml-provider< 3.0.26.Final | ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.6.0.Final
Red hat, inc.1 product
- resteasyafter 3.0.22 | after 3.1.2
Redhat1 product
- resteasy3.0.22 | 3.1.2
Ubuntu1 product
- resteasyAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
6 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1535411X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor AdvisoryREPORTWEB
