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CVE-2014-2857

Published: Apr 15, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 31.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The default configuration of the Resources plugin 1.0.0 before 1.2.6 for Pivotal Grails 2.0.0 through 2.3.6 does not properly restrict access to files in the META-INF directory, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2014-0053 due to different researchers per ADT5.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

gopivotal
oss-project
grails-resourcesMixed
OSS Libraries / web-framework
grailsMixed
OSS Libraries / web-framework
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2014-02/0267.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://www.gopivotal.com/security/cve-2014-0053
gopivotal.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531281/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com

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