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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1287

In Apache JMeter 2.X and 3.X, when using Distributed Test only (RMI based), jmeter server binds RMI Registry to wildcard host. This could allow an attacker to get Access to JMeterEngine and send unauthorized code.

Products
jakarta-jmeter
Affected versions
2.11-3, 2.11-4, 2.11-5, 2.13-3, 2.13-4, 2.13-5, 2.13-5build1, 2.13-6.1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2018-1287
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
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31 Oct 2026, 00:25 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1287

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Feb 2018, 14:29 UTC

In Apache JMeter 2.X and 3.X, when using Distributed Test only (RMI based), jmeter server binds RMI Registry to wildcard host. This could allow an attacker to get Access to JMeterEngine and send unauthorized code.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1287

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Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-17T12:54:51.677177751Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1287",
        "https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62039",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1287"
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 353567,
  "published_at": "2018-02-14T14:29:00+00:00"
}