CVE-2018-11789 Path traversal in Apache Incubator Heron
Attackers can read arbitrary files on the host system via path traversal in the Heron UI, exposing sensitive data.
- 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-2018-11789?
CVE-2018-11789 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apache Incubator Heron, published on 18 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When accessing the heron-ui webpage, people can modify the file paths outside of the current container to access any file on the host. Example woule be modifying the parameter path= to go to the directory you would like to view. i.e. ..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11789?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Heron.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11789 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-2018-11789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Incubator Heron
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h68w-6v33-769g.