CVE-2014-2858 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 15 Apr 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the Grails Resources plugin to access sensitive information without authentication.

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-2014-2858?

CVE-2014-2858 is a medium-severity path traversal 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

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Resources plugin 1.0.0 before 1.2.6 for Pivotal Grails 2.0.0 through 2.3.6 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors related to a "configured block." NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2014-0053 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2858?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Gopivotal Grails, Gopivotal Grails-Resources.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2858?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2858 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2014-2858 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2858 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q8vx-8qj8-5m82.