What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38816?

CVE-2024-38816 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 14.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-38816?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-38816. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 14.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38816?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-38816. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Tomcat CVE-2024-38816

HIGH

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2024-09-13 security@vmware.com

Tomcat Path Traversal Java

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vmware

Severity by source

Vendor (vmware) PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (vmware) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: vmware

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 13, 2024 - 06:15 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 maven packages depend on org.springframework:spring-webflux (1 direct, 0 indirect)
397 maven packages depend on org.springframework:spring-webmvc (396 direct, 1 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 6.1.0 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionCVE.org

Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running.

Specifically, an application is vulnerable when both of the following are true:

the web application uses RouterFunctions to serve static resources
resource handling is explicitly configured with a FileSystemResource location

However, malicious requests are blocked and rejected when any of the following is true:

the Spring Security HTTP Firewall https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/reference/servlet/exploits/firewall.html is in use
the application runs on Tomcat or Jetty

AnalysisAI

Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. 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. Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when both of the following are true: * the web application uses RouterFunctions to serve static resources * resource handling is explicitly configured with a FileSystemResource location However, malicious requests are blocked and rejected when any of the following is true: * the Spring Security HTTP Firewall https://docs.spring.io/spring-security/reference/servlet/exploits/firewall.html is in use * the application runs on Tomcat or Jetty

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

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.