Local file inclusion vulnerability in http4s
Published Mar 25, 2020
7.6
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.98%
Description
http4s before versions 0.18.26, 0.20.20, and 0.21.2 has a local file inclusion vulnerability. This vulnerability applies to all users of org.http4s.server.staticcontent.FileService, org.http4s.server.staticcontent.ResourceService and org.http4s.server.staticcontent.WebjarService. URI normalization is applied incorrectly. Requests whose path info contain ../ or // can expose resources outside of the configured location. This issue is patched in versions 0.18.26, 0.20.20, and 0.21.2. Note that 0.19.0 is a deprecated release and has never been supported.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (GHSA) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
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 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.98% (0.06985) | 93.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.82% (0.06817) | 93.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.85% (0.00848) | 73.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.55% (0.02547) | 89.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 4.92% (0.04917) | 92.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.46% (0.04461) | 91.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 18.20% (0.18199) | 93.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.59% (0.02592) | 55.27th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.59% (0.02592) | 54.82th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.59% (0.00589) | 34.07th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.59% (0.00589) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66q9-f7ff-mmx6 Advisory
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/250afddbb2e65b70ca9ddaec9d1eb3aaa56de7ec x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/752b3f63a05a31d2de4f8706877aa08d6b89efca x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/b87f31b2292dabe667bec3b04ce66176c8a3e17b x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-66q9-f7ff-mmx6 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5280
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66q9-f7ff-mmx6 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/250afddbb2e65b70ca9ddaec9d1eb3aaa56de7ec | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/752b3f63a05a31d2de4f8706877aa08d6b89efca | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/b87f31b2292dabe667bec3b04ce66176c8a3e17b | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-66q9-f7ff-mmx6 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5280 |
Change history (0)
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