Vulnerability identifier: #VU37591
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Server applications /
Application servers
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
It was found that the AJP connector in undertow, as shipped in Jboss EAP 7.1.0.GA, does not use the ALLOW_ENCODED_SLASH option and thus allow the the slash / anti-slash characters encoded in the url which may lead to path traversal and result in the information disclosure of arbitrary local files.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: 7.1.0
External links
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534343
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.