Red Hat JBoss Core Services httpd path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Red Hat JBoss Core Services httpd. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-3688. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Red Hat JBoss Core Services httpd (Application Server Software) (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in Red Hat JBoss Core Services HTTP Server in all versions, where it does not properly normalize the path component of a request URL contains dot-dot-semicolon(s). This flaw could allow an attacker to access unauthorized information or possibly conduct further attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

The weakness was published 08/26/2022. The advisory is shared for download at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-3688 since 08/05/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/26/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-3688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-3688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207380

Entryinfo

Created: 08/26/2022 20:32
Changes: 08/26/2022 20:32 (37)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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