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CVE-2018-11759

mod_jk: connector path traversal due to mishandled HTTP requests in httpd

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Apache Web Server (httpd) specific code that normalised the requested path before matching it to the URI-worker map in Apache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.44 did not handle some edge cases correctly. If only a sub-set of the URLs supported by Tomcat were exposed via httpd, then it was possible for a specially constructed request to expose application functionality through the reverse proxy that was not intended for clients accessing the application via the reverse proxy. It was also possible in some configurations for a specially constructed request to bypass the access controls configured in httpd. While there is some overlap between this issue and CVE-2018-1323, they are not identical.

El código específico de Apache Web Server (httpd) que normalizaba la ruta antes de compararla con el mapa URI-worker en Apache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector, desde la versión 1.2.0 hasta la 1.2.44, no gestionaba correctamente algunos casos extremos. Si solo un subconjunto de las URL soportadas por Tomcat estuviese expuesto mediante httpd, una petición especialmente construida podría exponer funcionalidades de la aplicación mediante el proxy inverso que no estaba pensado para que los clientes accediesen a la aplicación a través de él. En algunas configuraciones, también era posible que una petición especialmente construida omita los controles de acceso configurados en htttpd. Aunque existe cierto solapamiento entre este problema y CVE-2018-1323, no son idénticos.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-06-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-10-31 CVE Published
  • 2018-12-11 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
References (18)
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Apache
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Tomcat Jk Connector
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>= 1.2.0 <= 1.2.44
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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Redhat
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Jboss Core Services
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