CVE-2018-12542 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539171 https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1025

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8