Path traversal in JBoss Application Server and JBoss Enterprise Application Platform - CVE-2017-2595
Published: June 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7202
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2595
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to path traversal flaw in the log file viewer. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data and read arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists due to path traversal flaw in the log file viewer. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data and read arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Affected software
JBoss Application Server
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
jboss-ec2-eap (Red Hat package)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
jboss-ec2-eap (Red Hat package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2595
Install update from vendor's website.
jboss-ec2-eap (Red Hat package) - update to 7.5.16-1.Final_redhat_1.ep6.el6