CVE-2014-0053 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can access sensitive files in the WEB-INF directory due to improper access restrictions in the Grails Resources plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-0053?
CVE-2014-0053 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default configuration of the Resources plugin 1.0.0 before 1.2.6 for Pivotal Grails 2.0.0 before 2.3.6 does not properly restrict access to files in the WEB-INF directory, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT due to different researchers and different vulnerability types. See CVE-2014-2857 for the META-INF variant and CVE-2014-2858 for the directory traversal.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0053?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gopivotal Grails, Gopivotal Grails-Resources.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0053?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2014-0053 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0053 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pr5m-6gvr-rwfr.