GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-h39x-m55c-v55h Eclipse Vert.x does not properly neutralize '' (forward slashes) sequences that can resolve to an external location

CRITICAL Published 2018-10-17 Modified 2022-04-26 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2018-12542
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
io.vertx:vertx-web
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• Maven io.vertx:vertx-web: >= 3.0.0, < 3.5.4 → fixed in 3.5.4

Description

In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the StaticHandler uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '\' (forward slashes) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory when running on Windows Operating Systems.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2018-12542 In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the StaticHandler uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References