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critical 9.8

CVE-2018-8088 in the critical feed json

Improper Access Control in SLF4J

published 2018-03-20 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-w77p-8cfg-2x43 , EUVD-2022-5518

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.7%
EPSS 14.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

org.slf4j.ext.EventData in the slf4j-ext module in QOS.CH SLF4J before 1.8.0-beta2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted data. EventData in the slf4j-ext module in QOS.CH SLF4J, has been fixed in SLF4J versions 1.7.26 later and in the 2.0.x series.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.slf4j:slf4j-ext 1.7.26, 1.8.0-beta4
  • qos slf4j 1.7.26
  • oracle goldengate_stream_analytics 19.1.0.0.1
  • libslf4j-java Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.7.25-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8088

  • hornetq jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossts jboss enterprise application platform 6 1:4.17.43-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jgroups jboss enterprise application platform 6 1:3.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.28-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • picketbox jboss enterprise application platform 6 4.1.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-as-ee jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • lucene-solr jboss enterprise application platform 6 3.6.2-8.redhat_9.1.ep6.el7
  • jboss-as-cli jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.20-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:1448RHSA-2018:1449RHSA-2018:1450RHSA-2018:1451RHSA-2018:1525RHSA-2018:0627

  • slf4j SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8 +3 more 1.7.12-3.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:1744-1

  • slf4j openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.7.30-2.5

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11386-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-8088 updated cvss 8.1

slf4j: Deserialisation vulnerability in EventData constructor can allow for arbitrary code execution

  • Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio 11 slf4j slf4j Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 slf4j, slf4j-manual, slf4j-javadoc
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Fuse 7 teiid teiid Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 slf4j
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 slf4j
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 slf4j
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 slf4j
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 slf4j Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager slf4j
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 slf4j Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 slf4j
    under investigation
  • Red Hat Data Grid
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1575
show 17 more
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) slf4j 1.7.4-4.el7_4, slf4j-manual 1.7.4-4.el7_4, slf4j-javadoc 1.7.4-4.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) slf4j 1.7.4-4.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) slf4j-manual 1.7.4-4.el7_4, slf4j-javadoc 1.7.4-4.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) slf4j 1.7.4-4.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) slf4j-manual 1.7.4-4.el7_4, slf4j-javadoc 1.7.4-4.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) slf4j 1.7.4-4.el7_4
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) slf4j-manual 1.7.4-4.el7_4, slf4j-javadoc 1.7.4-4.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) slf4j 1.7.4-4.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) slf4j-manual 1.7.4-4.el7_4, slf4j-javadoc 1.7.4-4.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0592
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2669
  • Red Hat Fuse 7.4.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2413
  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2419
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2420
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 7.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2143
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.4.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3140
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0629
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0630
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server slf4j 1.7.2-14.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5, lucene-solr 3.6.2-8.redhat_9.1.ep6.el5, slf4j-eap6 1.7.2-14.redhat_4.1.ep6.el5, hornetq 2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jgroups 3.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jbossts 4.17.43-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, +70 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1450
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server lucene-solr 3.6.2-8.redhat_9.1.ep6.el6, slf4j-eap6 1.7.2-14.redhat_4.1.ep6.el6, hornetq 2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jgroups 3.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossts 4.17.43-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossweb 7.5.28-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, +71 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server lucene-solr 3.6.2-8.redhat_9.1.ep6.el7, slf4j-eap6 1.7.2-14.redhat_4.1.ep6.el7, hornetq 2.3.25-26.SP24_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jgroups 3.2.18-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jbossts 4.17.43-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, jbossweb 7.5.28-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7, +69 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0627
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-slf4j 1.7.22-3.redhat_2.1.ep7.el6, eap7-slf4j-api 1.7.22-3.redhat_2.1.ep7.el6, eap7-slf4j-ext 1.7.22-3.redhat_2.1.ep7.el6, eap7-wildfly 7.1.2-1.GA_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-undertow 1.4.18-5.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap 7.1.2-1.GA_redhat_1.ep7.el6, +87 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1248
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-slf4j 1.7.22-3.redhat_2.1.ep7.el7, eap7-slf4j-api 1.7.22-3.redhat_2.1.ep7.el7, eap7-slf4j-ext 1.7.22-3.redhat_2.1.ep7.el7, eap7-wildfly 7.1.2-1.GA_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-undertow 1.4.18-5.SP5_redhat_1.1.ep7.el7, eap7-jboss-ec2-eap 7.1.2-1.GA_redhat_1.ep7.el7, +87 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1249
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:2561
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2930
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2.2 zip
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1323
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-maven35-slf4j 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-ext 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-jcl 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-jdk14 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-jul-to-slf4j 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-manual 1.7.25-1.3.el7, +5 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-maven35-slf4j 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-ext 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-jcl 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-jdk14 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-jul-to-slf4j 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-manual 1.7.25-1.3.el7, +5 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-maven35-slf4j 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-ext 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-jcl 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-jdk14 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-jul-to-slf4j 1.7.25-1.3.el7, rh-maven35-slf4j-manual 1.7.25-1.3.el7, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0582

3 more fixed, 14 more not affected in the full advisory

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Exploit prediction

14.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.slf4j:slf4j-ext
<1.7.26
>=1.8.0-alpha0, <1.8.0-beta4
1.7.26
1.8.0-beta4

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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