CVE-2018-12564

An issue was discovered in Linaro LAVA before 2018.5.post1. Because of support for URLs in the...

6.5 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in Linaro LAVA before 2018.5.post1. Because of support for URLs in the submit page, a user can forge an HTTP request that will force lava-server-gunicorn to return any file on the server that is readable by lavaserver and valid yaml.

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

1.48%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2018-12564
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-12564
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-4524 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-4524
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhr6-gv2v-7888 6.5

An issue was discovered in Linaro LAVA before 2018.5.post1. Because of support for URLs in the...

Record: GHSA-jhr6-gv2v-7888
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Record: CVE-2018-12564
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-12564 6.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12564
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`lava` Debian:12	before 2018.5.post1-1	2018.5.post1-1
`lava` Debian:14	before 2018.5.post1-1, plus listed versions 2018.5-12018.5-22018.5-32018.5-3~bpo9+1	2018.5.post1-1
`lava-server` Debian:8	before 2014.09.1-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions 2014.09.1-1	2014.09.1-1+deb8u1
`lava-server` Debian:9 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2016.12-3, plus listed versions 2016.12-2	2016.12-3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-12564 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Linaro Lava, published June 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in lava 2018.5.post1-1.