CVE-2018-1287
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.034 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
In Apache JMeter 2.X and 3.X, when using Distributed Test only (RMI based), jmeter server binds RMI Registry to wildcard host. This could allow an attacker to get Access to JMeterEngine and send unauthorized code.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (25)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-j7j7-g4ww-pxg5Missing certificate validation in Apache JMeter2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
In Apache JMeter 2.X and 3.X, when using Distributed Test only (RMI based), jmeter server binds RMI Registry to wildcard host. This could allow an attacker to get Access to JMeterEngine and send unauthorized code. This only affect those running in Distributed mode. In distributed mode, JMeter makes an architectural assumption that it is operating on a 'safe' network. i.e. everyone with access to the network is considered trusted.
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references (11)
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- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201802.mbox/%3CCAH9fUpYsFx1%2Brwz1A%3Dmc7wAgbDHARyj1VrWNg41y9OySuL1mqw%40mail.gmail.com%3Ecnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103068cnnvd
- https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62039Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/31e0adbeca9d865ff74d0906b2248a41a1457cb54c1afbe5947df58b@%3Cissues.jmeter.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103068cnnvd
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201802.mbox/%3CCAH9fUpYsFx1%2Brwz1A%3Dmc7wAgbDHARyj1VrWNg41y9OySuL1mqw%40mail.gmail.com%3Eenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103068enisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/31e0adbeca9d865ff74d0906b2248a41a1457cb54c1afbe5947df58b%40%3Cissues.jmeter.apache.org%3Eenisa_euvd
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