CVE-2018-14371

The getLocalePrefix function in ResourceManager.java in Eclipse Mojarra before 2.3.7 is affected by Directory Traversal via the loc parameter. A remote attacker can download configuration files or Java bytecodes from applications.

Published: 2018-07-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-14371 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.42%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.80% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-14371

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 1.62% 4.42% +2.80%
2 2026-04-20 2.48% 1.62% -0.85%
3 2026-03-04 — 2.48% —

Full EPSS history (43 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-14371

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-14371

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-14371

GHSA-43q7-q5vp-3g68 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Path Traversal in Eclipse Mojarra

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-14371

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2018-14371 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mojarra), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14371
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14371
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-14371 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mojarra), 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): ignored 12, needs-triage 7, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14371

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-14371

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eclipse mojarra < 2.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mojarra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-14371

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