CVE-2019-17640

CRITICAL

Eclipse Vert.x < 3.9.4 - Path Traversal

Title source: rule

Description

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 WRITEUP
by shoucheng3 · poc
https://github.com/shoucheng3/vert-x3__vertx-web_CVE-2019-17640_3-9-3

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