CVE-2014-7816

Published: Dec 1, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Redhat: Undertow

Redhat

1 product

Undertow

Configuration A

3 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Undertow	Up to 1.0.16
Redhat Undertow	Up to 1.2.0
Redhat Undertow	Up to 1.1.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (10)

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/830

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71328

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157478

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://issues.jboss.org/browse/UNDERTOW-338

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFLY-4020

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/830