CVE-2018-1048
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
It was found that the AJP connector in undertow, as shipped in Jboss EAP 7.1.0.GA, does not use the ALLOW_ENCODED_SLASH option and thus allow the the slash / anti-slash characters encoded in the url which may lead to path traversal and result in the information disclosure of arbitrary local files.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.1.1
- redhat jboss enterprise application platform= 7.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven org.jboss.eap:wildfly-undertow7.1.0.GA → 7.1.1.GAosvUSpkg:maven/org.jboss.eap/wildfly-undertow
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2753Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2018-03-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Daten offenzulegen, Sicherheitsrestriktionen zu umgehen oder Code zur Ausführung zu bringen.
- GHSA-prfw-3qx6-g9xrImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in Jboss EAP Undertow2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
It was found that the AJP connector in undertow, as shipped in Jboss EAP 7.1.0.GA, does not use the ALLOW_ENCODED_SLASH option and thus allow the the slash / anti-slash characters encoded in the url which may lead to path traversal and result in the information disclosure of arbitrary local files.
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0481cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534343cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0478enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0479enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0480enisa_euvd
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