# CVE-2019-10242: Path traversal in Eclipse Kura

> Attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in Eclipse Kura's SkinServlet, impacting IoT device security.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4mq9-66fv-8x9q

## What is CVE-2019-10242?

CVE-2019-10242 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Kura, published on 9 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Eclipse Kura versions up to 4.0.0, the SkinServlet did not checked the path passed during servlet call, potentially allowing path traversal in get requests for a limited number of file types.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10242?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eclipse Kura.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10242?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-10242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Kura

- [CVE-2017-7649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7649/): Auth bypass in Eclipse Kura Installer (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-9561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9561/): Security feature bypass in Eclipse Kura (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-3046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3046/): Eclipse Kura LogServlet vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-10244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10244/): XML external entity in Eclipse Kura (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-10243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10243/): Information disclosure in Eclipse Kura (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10242 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10242 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Kura, published on 9 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Kura. 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-2019-10242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10242/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10242
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10242
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10242

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