CVE-2018-12542

In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the StaticHandler uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '\' (forward slashes) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory when running on Windows Operating Systems.
Path Traversal
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
eclipseCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 75%
VendorProductVersion
eclipsevert.x
3.0.0 ≤
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≤ 3.5.3
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539171
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1025
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539171
https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1025
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E