CVE-2020-5280 HIGH

CVE-2020-5280: Local file inclusion vulnerability in http4s

Vendor Http4S
Product http4s
Weakness CWE-23
Published March 25, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 25, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated