7.5high
CVE-2018-13864
Play Framework's Assets controller vulnerable to directory traversal
Also known as GHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A directory traversal vulnerability has been found in the Assets controller in Play Framework 2.6.12 through 2.6.15 (fixed in 2.6.16) when running on Windows. It allows a remote attacker to download arbitrary files from the target server via specially crafted HTTP requests.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 | >=2.6.12, <2.6.16 | 2.6.16 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- playframework.com /security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13864-PathTraversal · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13864 · advisory
- discuss.lightbend.com /t/play-2-6-16-released/1575 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-13864
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5
- NVD: CVE-2018-13864
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