# CVE-2017-14949: Restlet Framework allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-14949-restlet-framework-allows-remote-attackers-to-access-arbitrary  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-10-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-14949 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-10-17

Restlet Framework allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a crafted REST API HTTP request

Technologies: [org.restlet.jse:org.restlet (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-restlet-jse-org-restlet). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-14949 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-14949 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-14949?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 October 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.restlet.jse:org.restlet (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.12.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-14949?** Yes. org.restlet.jse:org.restlet (Maven): upgrade to 2.3.12 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-14949?** Check whether you run org.restlet.jse:org.restlet (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

- org.restlet.jse:org.restlet (Maven): upgrade to 2.3.12 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.restlet.jse:org.restlet to 2.3.12 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.restlet.jse:org.restlet (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.12

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-14949
- GHSA-cvj4-g3gx-8vqq

## Related threats

- [Restlet Arbitrary Java Code Execution via a serialized object](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-4271-restlet-arbitrary-java-code-execution-via-a-serialized-object)
- [Restlet is vulnerable to Arbitrary Java Code Execution via crafted XML](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-4221-restlet-is-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-java-code-execution-via-crafted)
- [Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.restlet.jse:org.restlet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-1868-moderate-severity-vulnerability-that-affects-org-restlet-jse-org)