Path Traversal in Apache Allura
CVE-2018-1299
In Apache Allura before 1.8.0, unauthenticated attackers may retrieve arbitrary files through the Allura web application. Some webservers used with Allura, such as Nginx, Apache/mod_wsgi or paster may prevent the attack from succeeding. Others, such as gunicorn do not prevent it and leave Allura vulnerable.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Allura
- Apache Software Foundation Allura — versions 1.0.0 to 1.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- allura.apache.org/posts/2018-allura-1.8.0.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b52069073cf3cb0f84c9e1e2b34d411fc163af39e4f3e50712… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1299?
- CVE-2018-1299 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Allura, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1299?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.