CVE-2018-2628
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: WLS Core Components). Supported versions…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 100.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.1% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 8 Sept 2022
- 5Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: WLS Core Components). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0, 12.1.3.0, 12.2.1.2 and 12.2.1.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Oracle WebLogic Server Unspecified Vulnerability.
- Added
- 8 Sept 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 29 Sept 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 8 Sept 2022.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module, a Nuclei template and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. 3 references of the record are tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Show the exploits8
Metasploit modules1 module
- Oracle Weblogic Server Deserialization RCE (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/multi/misc/weblogic_deserializeRank manualdisclosed 17 Apr 2018
Nuclei templates1 template
- Oracle WebLogic Server Deserialization - Remote Code Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
network/cves/2018/CVE-2018-2628.yamlSeverity critical
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Oracle Weblogic Server - Deserialization Remote Command Execution (Patch Bypass) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 46513remote, multiplepublished 25 Oct 2018Not verified
- Oracle Weblogic Server - Deserialization Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 45193remote, windowspublished 13 Aug 2018Verified
- Oracle Weblogic Server 10.3.6.0 / 12.1.3.0 / 12.2.1.2 / 12.2.1.3 - Deserialization Remote Command Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 44553remote, multiplepublished 22 Apr 2018Verified
References tagged exploit3 references
- 44553 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 46513 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 45193 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By oracle
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 3 years later
· 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 100.0% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Oracle Corporation · WebLogic Server
- affected 10.3.6.0
- affected 12.1.3.0
- affected 12.2.1.2
- affected 12.2.1.3
References
8
- https://github.com/brianwrf/CVE-2018-2628 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 44553 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 103776 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1040696 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 46513 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45193 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-2628 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
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)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-14483 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2018-2628)Record last updated .