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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-13864-play-framework-s-assets-controller-vulnerable-to-directory  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-typesafe-play-play-2-12). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  # 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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