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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE-2020-6950

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

A flaw was found in Eclipse Mojarra before 2.2.8-35 and 2.2.9 through 2.3.13, where it is vulnerable to a path traversal flaw via the loc parameter or the con parameter. An attacker could exploit this flaw to read arbitrary files.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-22 - Path Traversal

Path traversal (or directory traversal), is a vulnerability that allows malicious users to traverse the server's root directory, gaining access to arbitrary files and folders such as application code & data, back-end credentials, and sensitive operating system files. In the worst-case scenario, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary files on the server, resulting in a denial of service attack. Such an exploit may severely impact the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of an application.

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  • Published