Gopivotal Grails-resources up to 1.2.5 Default Configuration access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Gopivotal Grails-resources up to 1.2.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-2857. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Gopivotal Grails-resources up to 1.2.5. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 04/15/2014 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2857 since 04/15/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72757 (Grails resources plug-in WEB-INF / META-INF File Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72757), SecurityFocus (BID 67073†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44735†). Similar entries are available at VDB-69366 and VDB-69364. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 72757
Nessus Name: Grails resources plug-in WEB-INF / META-INF File Disclosure
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-2857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69365
SecurityFocus: 67073 - Grails Resources Plugin CVE-2014-2857 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44735 - Pivotal Grails <2.3.6 Remote Information Disclosure in META-INF, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/10/2026 19:43
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (59), 05/29/2017 10:29 (4), 03/15/2022 09:47 (3), 05/10/2026 19:43 (16)
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