CVE-2018-25242 One Search 1.1.0.0 Denial of Service
Local attackers can crash the One Search application by submitting excessively long input strings to the search functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25242?
CVE-2018-25242 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in OneSearch One Search, published on 4 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
One Search 1.1.0.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting excessively long input strings to the search functionality. Attackers can paste a buffer of 950 or more characters into the search bar to trigger an unhandled exception that crashes the application.
Weakness: CWE-1389
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25242?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-25242 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25242 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c84p-gr27-9c8h.