RCE in Icedtea Icedtea-Web

CVE-2019-10182

It was found that icedtea-web though 1.7.2 and 1.8.2 did not properly sanitize paths from <jar/> elements in JNLP files. An attacker could trick a victim into running a specially crafted application and use this flaw to upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations in the context of the user.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.027 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10182?
CVE-2019-10182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Icedtea Icedtea-Web, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2019-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2019-10182?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-10182 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.