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CVE-2018-13864

Published: Jul 17, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-22
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.4%
Top 12.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability has been found in the Assets controller in Play Framework 2.6.12 through 2.6.15 (fixed in 2.6.16) when running on Windows. It allows a remote attacker to download arbitrary files from the target server via specially crafted HTTP requests.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

n/an/a
play frameworklightbend
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
com.typesafe.play:play_2.12MavenOSS Libraries
lightbendcommercialOSS Librariesaka play framework, akka http, spray-json
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13864-PathTraversal
playframework.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13864
nvd.nist.gov
https://discuss.lightbend.com/t/play-2-6-16-released/1575
discuss.lightbend.com

Timeline

Published
Jul 17, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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