Undertow: Information disclosure via directory traversal
Published Dec 1, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 25.08%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in JBoss Undertow 1.0.x before 1.0.17, 1.1.x before 1.1.0.CR5, and 1.2.x before 1.2.0.Beta3, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a resource URI.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect any Red Hat product.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (7 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 25.08% (0.25082) | 97.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 25.08% (0.25082) | 97.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 54.40% (0.54404) | 97.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.60% (0.07596) | 94.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.58% (0.04584) | 91.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 34.96% (0.34958) | 97.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 34.96% (0.34958) | 96.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/830 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71328 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7816 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157478 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6p6-fc4w-cqhx Advisory
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/UNDERTOW-338 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFLY-4020 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7816
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7816
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/830 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71328 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7816 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157478 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6p6-fc4w-cqhx | Advisory | |
| https://issues.jboss.org/browse/UNDERTOW-338 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFLY-4020 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7816 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7816 |
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