CVE-2019-17640
CRITICALEclipse Vert.x < 3.9.4 - Path Traversal
Title source: ruleDescription
In Eclipse Vert.x 3.4.x up to 3.9.4, 4.0.0.milestone1, 4.0.0.milestone2, 4.0.0.milestone3, 4.0.0.milestone4, 4.0.0.milestone5, 4.0.0.Beta1, 4.0.0.Beta2, and 4.0.0.Beta3, StaticHandler doesn't correctly processes back slashes on Windows Operating systems, allowing, escape the webroot folder to the current working directory.
Exploits (2)
nomisec
by shoucheng3 · poc
https://github.com/shoucheng3/vert-x3__vertx-web_CVE-2019-17640_3_9_4_fixed
nomisec
WRITEUP
by shoucheng3 · poc
https://github.com/shoucheng3/vert-x3__vertx-web_CVE-2019-17640_3-9-3
References (6)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0169
EPSS Percentile
82.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-22
CWE-23
Status
published
Products (3)
eclipse/vert.x
4.0.0 beta1 (8 CPE variants)
eclipse/vert.x
3.4.0 - 3.9.4
io.vertx/vertx-web
3.0.0 - 3.9.4Maven
Published
Oct 15, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026