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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2018-1335

Apache Tika

Apache Tika · 1.7 to 1.17

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Severity
CVSS 8.1 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
93.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2018-1335 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Apache Tika. From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to tika-server that could be used to inject commands into...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Apache Tika 1.7 to 1.17.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Apache Tika

From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to tika-server that could be used to inject commands into the command line of the server running tika-server. This vulnerability only affects those running tika-server on a server that is open to untrusted clients.

The mitigation is to upgrade to Tika 1.18.

Apache Software Foundation Affected
Apache Tika
1.7 to 1.17
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Published
25 Apr 2018
Exploitation Reported
07 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 07 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 20 Mar 2019

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-07-05 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/apache_tika_jp2_jscript.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-1335.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.0

8.1 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

93.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.0 8.1 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 9.3 High

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Apache Tika < 1.1.8 - Header Command Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

apache_tika_jp2_jscript

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2018-1335

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  3. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  5. 21:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2018-1335",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.93555,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}