7.6
HIGH
CVE-2020-5280
Http4s Local File Inclusion Weakness
Description

http4s before versions 0.18.26, 0.20.20, and 0.21.2 has a local file inclusion vulnerability. This vulnerability applies to all users of org.http4s.server.staticcontent.FileService, org.http4s.server.staticcontent.ResourceService and org.http4s.server.staticcontent.WebjarService. URI normalization is applied incorrectly. Requests whose path info contain ../ or // can expose resources outside of the configured location. This issue is patched in versions 0.18.26, 0.20.20, and 0.21.2. Note that 0.19.0 is a deprecated release and has never been supported.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 30, 2020, 5:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-5280 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 Typelevel http4s
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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/250afddbb2e65b70ca9ddaec9d1eb3aaa56de7ec No Types Assigned https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/250afddbb2e65b70ca9ddaec9d1eb3aaa56de7ec Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/752b3f63a05a31d2de4f8706877aa08d6b89efca No Types Assigned https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/752b3f63a05a31d2de4f8706877aa08d6b89efca Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/b87f31b2292dabe667bec3b04ce66176c8a3e17b No Types Assigned https://github.com/http4s/http4s/commit/b87f31b2292dabe667bec3b04ce66176c8a3e17b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-66q9-f7ff-mmx6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/http4s/http4s/security/advisories/GHSA-66q9-f7ff-mmx6 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:typelevel:http4s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.18.26 *cpe:2.3:a:typelevel:http4s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.19.0 up to (excluding) 0.20.20 *cpe:2.3:a:typelevel:http4s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.21.0 up to (excluding) 0.21.2
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Exploit Prediction

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

4.92 }} 0.46%

score

0.92033

percentile

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