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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-7816 · published 1 December 2014

CVE-2014-7816: Redhat undertow path traversal vulnerability

Redhat · Undertow

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 25% · top 2.1% CWE-22 · Path traversal
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
25%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/830
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71328
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157478 Vendor Advisory
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/UNDERTOW-338 Vendor Advisory
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFLY-4020 Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/830
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71328
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157478 Vendor Advisory
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/UNDERTOW-338 Vendor Advisory
https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFLY-4020 Vendor Advisory

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