CVE-2019-17572
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Apache RocketMQ 4.2.0 to 4.6.0, when the automatic topic creation in the broker is turned on by default, an evil topic like “../../../../topic2020” is sent from rocketmq-client to the broker, a topic folder will be created in the parent directory in brokers, which leads to a directory traversal vulnerability. Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following: Upgrade to Apache RocketMQ 4.6.1 or later.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker4.2.0 → 4.6.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.rocketmq/rocketmq-broker
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-5x3v-2gxr-59m2Directory traversal in Apache RocketMQ2020-07-01ghsa · osvUS
In Apache RocketMQ 4.2.0 to 4.6.0, when the automatic topic creation in the broker is turned on by default, an evil topic like “../../../../topic2020” is sent from rocketmq-client to the broker, a topic folder will be created in the parent directory in brokers, which leads to a directory traversal vulnerability. Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following: Upgrade to Apache RocketMQ 4.6.1 or later.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fdea1c5407da47a17d5522fa149a097cacded1916c1c1534d46edc6d%40%3Cprivate.rocketmq.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17572cnnvd
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/112cnnvd
- https://www.apache.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fdea1c5407da47a17d5522fa149a097cacded1916c1c1534d46edc6d%40%3Cprivate.rocketmq.apache.org%3Eenisa_euvd
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/112enisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fdea1c5407da47a17d5522fa149a097cacded1916c1c1534d46edc6d%40%3Cprivate.rocketmq.apache.org%3EBroken Linknvd
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/112Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan