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CVE-2023-24815
February 09, 2023
Vert.x-Web is a set of building blocks for building web applications in the java programming language. When running vertx web applications that serve files using "StaticHandler" on Windows Operating Systems and Windows File Systems, if the mount point is a wildcard ("*") then an attacker can exfiltrate any class path resource. When computing the relative path to locate the resource, in case of wildcards, the code: "return "/" + rest;" from "Utils.java" returns the user input (without validation) as the segment to lookup. Even though checks are performed to avoid escaping the sandbox, given that the input was not sanitized "\" are not properly handled and an attacker can build a path that is valid within the classpath. This issue only affects users deploying in windows environments and upgrading is the advised remediation path. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
io.vertx:vertx-web (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <4.3.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.3.8
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24