CVE-2014-7816
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in JBoss Undertow
EPSS 55.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-7816
To remediate CVE-2014-7816, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/io.undertow:undertow-core—upgrade to 1.0.17 or later
Is CVE-2014-7816 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 55.2%, placing CVE-2014-7816 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.17