CVE-2019-17572

Published: May 14, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

Description

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 directory in brokers, which leads to a directory traversal vulnerability. Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following: Upgrade to Apache RocketMQ 4.6.1 or later.

Affected (1)

Products: Apache: Rocketmq

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Rocketmq	From 4.2.0 to 4.6.0

Related CWEs

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 (4)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fdea1c5407da47a17d5522fa149a097cacded1916c1c1534d46edc6d%40%3Cprivate.rocketmq.apache.org%3E

Source: security@apache.org

Broken Link

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/112

Source: security@apache.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fdea1c5407da47a17d5522fa149a097cacded1916c1c1534d46edc6d%40%3Cprivate.rocketmq.apache.org%3E

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/112

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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