CVE-2018-12542

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.926

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-12542 are fixed in Eclipse-vertx-web 3.5.4	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-12542 are fixed in Eclipse-vertx-web for Linux 3.5.4	Linux

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234