Path Traversal in Eclipse Vert.x
CVE-2019-17640
In Eclipse Vert.x 3.4.x up to 3.9.4, 4.0.0.milestone1, 4.0.0.milestone2, 4.0.0.milestone3, 4.0.0.milestone4, 4.0.0.milestone5, 4.0.0.Beta1, 4.0.0.Beta2, and 4.0.0.Beta3, StaticHandler doesn't correctly processes back slashes on Windows Operating systems, allowing, escape the webroot folder to the current working directory.
EPSS: 0.020 (78.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Eclipse Vert.x — versions 4.0.0
- The Eclipse Foundation Vert.x — versions 3.4.x up to 3.9.4, 4.0.0.milestone1, 4.0.0.milestone2, 4.0.0.milestone3, 4.0.0.milestone4, 4.0.0.milestone5, 4.0.0.Beta1, 4.0.0.Beta2, 4.0.0.Beta3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- emo@eclipse.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- emo@eclipse.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17640?
- CVE-2019-17640 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Vert.x, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17640?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17640 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.