Vulnerability · Published Feb 12, 2024 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2024-1459Undertow: directory traversal vulnerability
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in undertow. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability was found in Undertow. This issue may allow a remote attacker to append a specially-crafted sequence to an HTTP request for an application deployed to JBoss EAP, which may permit access to privileged or restricted files and directories.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | undertow | 2.3.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-1459 |
| Maven | io.undertow:undertow-core | 2.2.31.Final | GHSA-v76w-3ph8-vm66 |
| Maven | io.undertow:undertow-core | 2.3.12.Final | GHSA-v76w-3ph8-vm66 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | undertow | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1459 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | undertow | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1459 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | undertow | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1459 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-24 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- RHSA-2024:1674 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:1675 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:1676 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:2763 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:2764 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1459 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2259475 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2024:1677 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241122-0008/