Path traversal in Minecraft - CVE-2021-35054
Published: July 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55103
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35054
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary JSON files on the system.
Affected software
Minecraft
How to mitigate CVE-2021-35054
Install update from vendor's website.
Minecraft - update to 1.17.1 Pre-release 1