High severity vulnerability that affects io.vertx:vertx-web
In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.2 of Eclipse Vert.x, the CSRFHandler do not assert that the XSRF Cookie matches the returned XSRF header/form parameter. This allows replay attacks with previously issued tokens which are not expired yet.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.vertx:vertx-web | >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.3 | 3.5.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12540
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/970
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/commit/f42b193b15a29b772fc576b2d0f2497e7474a7e
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2371
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536948
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvgg-f8qm-6h7j
- https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r10aef585c521f8ef603f5831f9d97a27d920624025131da950e0c62f@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3fffda8e947edaa359152c8dc4c4ea9c96fd8ced1999bbce92bc6b25@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r59482ebed302aa49ac7e0c51737499746b0d086fcdeb8f90e705951f@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc5b4ae8a7caae6d3d5b3266cb050823b96dd62b30718b90b778d3d8b@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-352- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
io.vertx:vertx-web- Disclosed
- 17.10.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rvgg-f8qm-6h7j - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: io.vertx:vertx-web
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 10.2018 10.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 2
- Medium 2
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 0
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