# CVE-2019-17572: Directory traversal in Apache RocketMQ

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-17572-directory-traversal-in-apache-rocketmq  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-07-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-17572 · Severity: info · Published 2020-07-01

Directory traversal in Apache RocketMQ

Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-17572 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-17572 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-17572?** Informational severity, published 1 July 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.2.0,fixed=4.6.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-17572?** Yes. org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker (Maven): upgrade to 4.6.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-17572?** Check whether you run org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker (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.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker (Maven): upgrade to 4.6.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker to 4.6.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.2.0,fixed=4.6.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2019-17572
- GHSA-5x3v-2gxr-59m2

## Related threats

- [Apache RocketMQ may have remote code execution vulnerability when using update configuration function](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-33246-apache-rocketmq-command-execution-vulnerability)