CVE-2014-7816: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in JBoss Undertow

CVE-2014-7816 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

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

Technologies: io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-7816 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-7816 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-7816?
Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.0,fixed=1.0.17.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-7816?
Yes. io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): upgrade to 1.0.17 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-7816?
Check whether you run io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven): upgrade to 1.0.17 or later
    # set io.undertow:undertow-core to 1.0.17 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.0.0,fixed=1.0.17

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-7816
  • GHSA-h6p6-fc4w-cqhx

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