CVE-2018-1313

In Apache Derby 10.3.1.4 to 10.14.1.0, a specially-crafted network packet can be used to request the Derby Network Server to boot a database whose location and contents are under the user's control. If the Derby Network Server is not running with a Java Security Manager policy file, the attack is successful. If the server is using a policy file, the policy file must permit the database location to be read for the attack to work. The default Derby Network Server policy file distributed with the affected releases includes a permissive policy as the default Network Server policy, which allows the attack to work.

Published: 2018-05-07 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-1313 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.50%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.73% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1313

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.77% 4.50% +3.73%
2 2026-03-05 0.71% 0.77% +0.06%
3 2025-12-28 0.71%

Full EPSS history (29 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1313

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.6 3.6 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1313

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1313

GHSA-42xw-p62x-hwcf · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Access Control in Apache Derby

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-1313

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-1313 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (derby), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1313
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1313
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1313/
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-1313 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (derby), 20 status rows across 20 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 14, needs-triage 3, ignored 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1313

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1313

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache derby >= 10.3.1.4, <= 10.14.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:derby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle weblogic_server 12.2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1313

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104140 Broken Link
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r437d94437e6aef31af689b1e7025d024d676fd1ea9901d74e3e9ae48%40%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6755f48d4f5e44e39bba7dbf8d746678239d7f1f2cc108125519ce53%40%3Cissues.hive.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re29ab90978e6c997377fb975f674f7514f6beb642bbf79deb45477e5%40%3Cdev.hive.apache.org%3E
https://markmail.org/message/akkappppxcdqrgxk Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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