7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-13864
Play Framework Windows Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

A directory traversal vulnerability has been found in the Assets controller in Play Framework 2.6.12 through 2.6.15 (fixed in 2.6.16) when running on Windows. It allows a remote attacker to download arbitrary files from the target server via specially crafted HTTP requests.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2018, 12:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 25, 2019, 4:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-13864 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-13864 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lightbend play_framework
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-13864.

URL Resource
https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13864-PathTraversal Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 month ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.

None

Java

Updated: 5 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 19, 2018, 9:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-13864 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-13864 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.12 from (including) 2.6.15 OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightbend:play_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.12 from (including) 2.6.15
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13864-PathTraversal No Types Assigned https://www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13864-PathTraversal Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:playframework:play_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.12 up to (including) 2.6.15 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.99 }} 0.86%

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0.91040

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