CVE-2018-2938 Code injection in Java

What is CVE-2018-2938?

CVE-2018-2938 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 18 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181 and 8u172. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVE-2018-2938 addresses CVE-2018-1313. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2938?

It affects 15 products.

Products include Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Cloud Backup, Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller, Netapp E-Series Santricity Storage Manager, Netapp Oncommand Insight, Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager and 9 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2938?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-2938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager

• CVE-2022-31692 Spring Security authorization rules can be bypassed via forward or include dispatcher types Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-2526 Use after free in systemd-resolved Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-22978 Authorization bypass in Spring Security Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-22931 Code injection in Node Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-2941 Code injection in Java High 8.3

All Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-YR99837, GHSA-3vhh-58w3-43m4, MINI-6x9f-qpw6-p3wg.