SB2018012536 - Path traversal in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform



SB2018012536 - Path traversal in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform

Published: January 25, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2018012536
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1048)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

It was found that the AJP connector in undertow, as shipped in Jboss EAP 7.1.0.GA, does not use the ALLOW_ENCODED_SLASH option and thus allow the the slash / anti-slash characters encoded in the url which may lead to path traversal and result in the information disclosure of arbitrary local files.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.