CVE-2018-2561
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web...
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Listener). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle HTTP Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Listener). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle HTTP Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
- Record
CVE-2018-2561- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Listener). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle HTTP Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
- Record
CVE-2018-2561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-14416 No score
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Listener). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle HTTP Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
- Record
EUVD-2018-14416- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcwc-38vw-2h96
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web...
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Listener). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle HTTP Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
- Record
GHSA-hcwc-38vw-2h96- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-2561 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Http Server, published January 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.