CVE-2018-13864: Play Framework's Assets controller vulnerable to directory traversal

CVE-2018-13864 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Play Framework's Assets controller vulnerable to directory traversal

Technologies: com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-13864 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-13864 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-13864?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.6.12,fixed=2.6.16.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-13864?
Yes. com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 2.6.16 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-13864?
Check whether you run com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (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

  • com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven): upgrade to 2.6.16 or later
    # set com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 to 2.6.16 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • com.typesafe.play:play_2.12 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.6.12,fixed=2.6.16

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-13864
  • GHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5

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