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CVE-2018-1297
When using Distributed Test only (RMI based), Apache JMeter 2.x and 3.x uses an unsecured RMI connection. This could allow an attacker to…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 11.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
When using Distributed Test only (RMI based), Apache JMeter 2.x and 3.x uses an unsecured RMI connection. This could allow an attacker to get Access to JMeterEngine and send unauthorized code.
Timeline
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By apache
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.5% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache JMeter
- affected 2.x
- affected 3.x
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeterGHSA-7v85-6hv2-rwgw (opens in a new tab)
References
3
- [www-announce] 20180211 CVE-2018-1297: Apache JMeter uses an unsecure RMI connection in Distributed mode (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62039 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [jmeter-issues] 20190609 [Bug 62039] [CVE-2018-1287 & CVE-2018-1297] Distributed testing : Secure RMI connection by SSL and certificate and bind to host defined "java.rmi.server.hostname" system property (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-3064 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7v85-6hv2-rwgw (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2018-1297)Record last updated .