Path traversal in Spring Cloud Config - CVE-2019-3799
Published: May 10, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18426
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3799
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Pivotal
Affected software:
Spring Cloud Config
Spring Cloud Config
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists because the spring-cloud-config-server module of the affected software allows applications to serve static resources from a file system. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read, overwrite or delete arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3799
Install updates from vendor's website.