CVE-2018-8023: Mesos Mesos Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2018-8023 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.9) mesos vulnerability (CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) affecting Mesos libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves mesos. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.4.2, 1.5.2, 1.6.1.
CVE-2018-8023 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.9
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2018-8023
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Mesos dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.mesos</groupId>
<artifactId>mesos</artifactId>
<version>1.4.2</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.mesos</groupId>
<artifactId>mesos</artifactId>
<version>1.5.2</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.mesos</groupId>
<artifactId>mesos</artifactId>
<version>1.6.1</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.mesosHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2018-8023, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.mesosAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Mesos in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 1.4.2), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.mesos command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor, where the product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. In Mesos, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2018-8023 Affected Mesos Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.apache.mesos:mesos
|
Maven |
< 1.4.2
|
1.4.2
|
|
org.apache.mesos:mesos
|
Maven |
≥ 1.5.0
< 1.5.2
|
1.5.2
|
|
org.apache.mesos:mesos
|
Maven |
≥ 1.6.0
< 1.6.1
|
1.6.1
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-c8cc-p3j7-4c7f",
"modified" : "2021-09-08T21:43:33Z",
"published" : "2018-10-17T19:54:14Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2018-8023" ],
"summary" : "Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.mesos:mesos",
"details" : "Apache Mesos can be configured to require authentication to call the Executor HTTP API using JSON Web Token (JWT). In Apache Mesos versions pre-1.4.2, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0 the comparison of the generated HMAC value against the provided signature in the JWT implementation used is vulnerable to a timing attack because instead of a constant-time string comparison routine a standard `==` operator has been used. A malicious actor can therefore abuse the timing difference of when the JWT validation function returns to reveal the correct HMAC value.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
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"name" : "org.apache.mesos:mesos"
},
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} ]
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} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8023"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8cc-p3j7-4c7f"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9b9d3f6bd09f3ebd2284b82077033bdc71da550a1c4c010c2494acc3@%3Cdev.mesos.apache.org%3E"
}, {
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"url" : "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0dd7ff197b2e3bdd80a0326587ca3d0c22e10d1dba17c769d6da7d7a@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-200" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2020-06-16T21:30:32Z",
"nvd_published_at" : null
}
}