CVE-2018-17198

Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) and File Enumeration vulnerability in Apache Roller 5.2.1, 5.2.0 and earlier unsupported versions relies on Java SAX Parser to implement its XML-RPC interface and by default that parser supports external entities in XML DOCTYPE, which opens Roller up to SSRF / File Enumeration vulnerability. Note that this vulnerability exists even if Roller XML-RPC interface is disable via the Roller web admin UI. Mitigation: There are a couple of ways you can fix this vulnerability: 1) Upgrade to the latest version of Roller, which is now 5.2.2 2) Or, edit the Roller web.xml file and comment out the XML-RPC Servlet mapping as shown below: <!-- <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>XmlRpcServlet</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/roller-services/xmlrpc</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> -->

Published: 2019-05-28 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2018-17198 is rated High Risk (73.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.12%). EPSS rose +3.09% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-17198

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 1.04% 4.12% +3.09%
2 2026-05-25 0.59% 1.04% +0.45%
3 2026-05-24 — 0.59% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-17198

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-17198

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-17198

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache roller <= 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache roller 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:roller:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-17198

cvelogic Threat Intelligence