CVE-2014-7816 : Directory traversal vulnerability in JBoss Undertow 1.0.x before 1.0.17, 1.1.x b

Directory traversal vulnerability in JBoss Undertow 1.0.x before 1.0.17, 1.1.x before 1.1.0.CR5, and 1.2.x before 1.2.0.Beta3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a resource URI.

Published 2014-12-01 15:59:07

Updated 2015-03-04 16:41:08

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2014-7816

Redhat » Undertow » Update CR4
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.1.0
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:cr4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows » Version: N/A
Redhat » Undertow
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.0.16
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows » Version: N/A
Redhat » Undertow » Update Beta2
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.2.0
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Microsoft » Windows » Version: N/A

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-7816

EPSS FAQ

7.60%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 94 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2014-7816

WildFly Directory Traversal

Disclosure Date: 2014-10-22

First seen: 2020-04-26

auxiliary/scanner/http/wildfly_traversal

This module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability found in the WildFly 8.1.0.Final web server running on port 8080, named JBoss Undertow. The vulnerability only affects to Windows systems. Authors: - Roberto Soares Espreto <robertoespreto@gmail.com>

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CVSS scores for CVE-2014-7816

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2014-7816

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2014-7816

https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFLY-4020

[WFLY-4020] CVE-2014-7816 Information disclosure via directory traversal - JBoss Issue Tracker
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71328

JBoss Undertow CVE-2014-7816 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157478

1157478 – (CVE-2014-7816) CVE-2014-7816 Undertow: Information disclosure via directory traversal
Vendor Advisory
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/UNDERTOW-338

JBoss Developer Login server
Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/830

oss-sec: CVE-2014-7816 Undertow (on Windows): Information disclosure via directory traversal

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