CVE-2014-7816

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 54.40% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory jboss.org Vendor Advisory jboss.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157478 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71328 vdb entry
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/UNDERTOW-338 vendor advisory
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFLY-4020 vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/830 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7816?
CVE-2014-7816 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7816?
To fix CVE-2014-7816, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-7816 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-7816 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~54% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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