CVE-2016-0709: apache jetspeed Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-0709 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in apache jetspeed. EPSS estimates a 77.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 11-04-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export function in the Portal Site Manager in Apache Jetspeed before 2.3.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a .. (dot dot) in a ZIP archive entry, as demonstrated by "../../webapps/x.jsp."

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.