Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2014-7816
Directory traversal vulnerability in JBoss Undertow 1.0.x before 1.0.17, 1.1.x before 1.1.0.CR5, and 1.2.x before 1.2.0.Beta3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a resource URI.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.552 (98.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Redhat Undertow
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 71328 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20141126 CVE-2014-7816 Undertow (on Windows): Information disclosure via directory traversal (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-7816?
- CVE-2014-7816 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-12-01.
- Is CVE-2014-7816 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.