Path Traversal in Apache Oozie

Also known as GHSA-2fx6-r6qx-3c7h

Published 8 y ago 2018-02-19 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

6.5

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.5%

percentile 85%

Public exploits

none known

Vulnerability allows a user of Apache Oozie 3.1.3-incubating to 4.3.0 and 5.0.0-beta1 to expose private files on the Oozie server process. The malicious user can construct a workflow XML file containing XML directives and configuration that reference sensitive files on the Oozie server host.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	6.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	6.8	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N`
GitHub	3.0	6.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
maven	`org.apache.oozie:oozie-core`	>=3.1.3, <5.0.0	5.0.0

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Oozie

Classification

Weakness

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

References

securityfocus.com /bid/103102 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
lists.apache.org /thread.html/4606709264fe7cb0285e2a12aca2d01a06b14cd58791c9fc32abd216%40%3Cdev.oozie.apach · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15712 · advisory
lists.apache.org /thread.html/4606709264fe7cb0285e2a12aca2d01a06b14cd58791c9fc32abd216@%3Cdev.oozie.apache. · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-15712
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-2fx6-r6qx-3c7h
NVD: CVE-2017-15712

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Summary