Path Traversal in Apache Rocketmq

CVE-2019-17572

In Apache RocketMQ 4.2.0 to 4.6.0, when the automatic topic creation in the broker is turned on by default, an evil topic like “../../../../topic2020” is sent from rocketmq-client to the broker, a topic folder will be created in the parent…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Apache Rocketmq
  • N/a Apache Rocketmq — versions Apache RocketMQ 4.2.0 to 4.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17572?
CVE-2019-17572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Rocketmq, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-17572?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17572 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.