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CVE-2014-7816

41
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-7816 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting JBoss Undertow versions 1.0.x, 1.1.x, and 1.2.x when deployed on Windows systems. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating resource URIs with ".." sequences. With a CVSS score of 5.0 and an EPSS percentile higher than 98% of all CVEs, it presents a moderate risk, primarily impacting confidentiality. While not on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:cr4:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
25.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: WildFly Directory Traversal · Oct 22, 2014
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2508 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: io.undertow:undertow-coreFixed in: 1.0.17
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: io.undertow:undertow-coreFixed in: 1.1.0.CR5
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: io.undertow:undertow-coreFixed in: 1.2.0.Beta3
redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-h6p6-fc4w-cqhxmedium

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in JBoss Undertow

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2014-7816Important

Undertow: Information disclosure via directory traversal

Oct 28, 2014

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Vendor Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2014/q4/830
issues.jboss.org / browse/UNDERTOW-338
Vendor Advisory
issues.jboss.org / browse/WFLY-4020
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/71328