CVE-2018-12542

In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the StaticHandler uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '\' (forward slashes) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory when running on Windows Operating Systems.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539171	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1025	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-10-10 20:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-12542

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12542

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12542

JSON object : View

Products Affected

eclipse

vert.x

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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