SB2014120101 - Path traversal in Undertow for Wildfly Application Server
Published: December 1, 2014 Updated: August 13, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014120101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7816)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences 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. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request containing directory traversal sequences and view contents of arbitrary files on the server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.