# CVE-2019-10182: Path traversal in icedtea-web

> Attackers can upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations via crafted JNLP files, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10182, GHSA-cqfc-r7qj-5fgq, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10182

## What is CVE-2019-10182?

CVE-2019-10182 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, published on 31 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

It was found that icedtea-web though 1.7.2 and 1.8.2 did not properly sanitize paths from <jar/> elements in JNLP files. An attacker could trick a victim into running a specially crafted application and use this flaw to upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations in the context of the user.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10182?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Icedtea-Web Project Icedtea-Web, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10182?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2019-10182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop

- [CVE-2015-5236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5236/): Security feature bypass in Icedtea-web (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10182 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10182 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, published on 31 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10182/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10182
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10182
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10182

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10182/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.