WildFly up to 9.x File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in WildFly up to 9.x. This issue affects the function org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.ServletResourceManager.getResource. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal (File). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1047. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WildFly up to 9.x (Application Server Software). This vulnerability affects the function org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.ServletResourceManager.getResource. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability (File). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in Wildfly 9.x. A path traversal vulnerability through the org.wildfly.extension.undertow.deployment.ServletResourceManager.getResource method could lead to information disclosure of arbitrary local files.

The bug was discovered 12/21/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/24/2018 as Bug 1528361 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1047 since 12/04/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 34 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109390 (RHEL 6 / 7 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2018:1249)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236747 (Red Hat Update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.2 for RHEL 7(RHSA-2018:1247)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109390). The entry VDB-118041 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Path traversal / File
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 109390
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 / 7 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2018:1249)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/04/2017 🔍
12/21/2017 +17 days 🔍
01/24/2018 +34 days 🔍
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01/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2018 +90 days 🔍
04/27/2018 +2 days 🔍
12/27/2019 +609 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1528361
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112402
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2018 08:16
Updated: 12/27/2019 12:03
Changes: 01/25/2018 08:16 (71), 12/27/2019 12:03 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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