CVE-2019-17640 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting Eclipse Vert.x versions 3.4.x through 3.9.4 and several 4.0.0 milestones and betas. On Windows operating systems, the StaticHandler component improperly processes backslashes, enabling attackers to escape the defined webroot and access the current working directory. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability allows for unauthenticated, low-complexity attacks that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.4.0, <= 3.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:4.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:4.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:vert.x:4.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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