Tapestry
CVE-2019-0207
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 20 maven packages depend on org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core (19 direct, 1 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 5.4.0.
DescriptionNVD
Tapestry processes assets /assets/ctx using classes chain StaticFilesFilter -> AssetDispatcher -> ContextResource, which doesn't filter the character \, so attacker can perform a path traversal attack to read any files on Windows platform.
AnalysisAI
Tapestry processes assets /assets/ctx using classes chain StaticFilesFilter -> AssetDispatcher -> ContextResource, which doesn't filter the character \, so attacker can perform a path traversal. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. Tapestry processes assets /assets/ctx using classes chain StaticFilesFilter -> AssetDispatcher -> ContextResource, which doesn't filter the character \, so attacker can perform a path traversal attack to read any files on Windows platform. Affected products include: Apache Tapestry.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.
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Same weakness CWE-22 – Path Traversal
View allSame technique Path Traversal
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