A vulnerability was found in cbeust testng 7.5.0/7.6.0/7.6.1/7.7.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function testngXmlExistsInJar of the file testng-core/src/main/java/org/testng/JarFileUtils.java of the component XML File Parser. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 7.5.1 and 7.7.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 9150736cd2c123a6a3b60e6193630859f9f0422b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214027.
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.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.214027 | vdb entry third party advisory technical description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.214027 | permissions required signature |
| https://github.com/cbeust/testng/pull/2806 | issue tracking exploit third party advisory patch |
| https://github.com/cbeust/testng/commit/9150736cd2c123a6a3b60e6193630859f9f0422b | third party advisory patch |
| https://github.com/cbeust/testng/releases/tag/7.7.1 | patch |