CVE-2018-12542
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.3%
In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the StaticHandler uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '\' (forward slashes) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory when running on Windows Operating Systems.
- CVSS v3.0
- 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.0
- 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0
- 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 2.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 82th percentile
- Published
- 2018-10-10
- Updated
- 2024-08-05
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- shoucheng3/vert-x3__vertx-web_CVE-2018-12542_3-5-3-CR10★ · 2025-08-16