CVE-2018-11798
Apache Thrift Node.js static web server sandbox escape
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
- Record
CVE-2018-11798- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-538
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
- Record
CVE-2018-11798- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0195 No score
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0195- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6
Apache Thrift Node.js static web server sandbox escape
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
- Record
GHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-538
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
- Record
CVE-2018-11798- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-11798
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11798- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6
Apache Thrift Node.js static web server sandbox escape
The Apache Thrift Node.js static web server in versions 0.9.2 through 0.11.0 have been determined to contain a security vulnerability in which a remote user has the ability to access files outside the set webservers docroot path.
- Record
GHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-538
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1772756024 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.thrift (4 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt 2 org.apache.thrift packages to address 4 CVEs. Fixed in 0.9.3-tuxcare.2.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1772756024- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.thrift:libthriftMaven |
0.9.2 up to 0.12.0 | 0.12.0 |
org.apache.thrift:libfb303TuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
0.9.3 up to 0.9.3-tuxcare.2, plus listed versions 0.9.3.tuxcare.1 |
0.9.3-tuxcare.2 |
org.apache.thrift:libthriftTuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
0.9.3 up to 0.9.3-tuxcare.2, plus listed versions 0.9.3.tuxcare.1 |
0.9.3-tuxcare.2 |
thriftDebian:12 |
before 0.11.0-4 | 0.11.0-4 |
thriftDebian:13 |
before 0.11.0-4 | 0.11.0-4 |
thriftDebian:14 |
before 0.11.0-4 | 0.11.0-4 |
org.apache.thrift:libthriftMaven |
0.9.2 up to 0.12.0, plus listed versions 0.10.00.11.00.9.30.9.3-1 |
0.12.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11798 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Thrift, published January 7, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.71%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.thrift:libthrift 0.12.0.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/106501
lists.apache.org/thread.html/6e9edd282684896cedf615fb67a02bebfe6007f2d5baf03ba52e34fd%40%3Cuser.thrift.apache.org%3E
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11798
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx85-mj8c-4qm6
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-4647
web.archive.org/web/20200227094236/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106501
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11798