Path traversal in Tiles - CVE-2023-49735
Published: January 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120878
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49735
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Tiles
Tiles
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences while resolving XML definition files in DefaultLocaleResolver.LOCALE_KEY attribute. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system or perform XXE attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-49735
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.