CVE-2017-1000028 in the critical feed json
Oracle, GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 is vulnerable to both authenticated and unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability,…
published 2017-07-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-1356
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 99.5%
- EPSS 99.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
- public exploits
- 4
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Oracle, GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 is vulnerable to both authenticated and unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability, that can be exploited by issuing a specially crafted HTTP GET request.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/glassfish_traversal)
- Published
Exploit prediction
99.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/glassfish_traversal Path Traversal in Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2015-08-08
- EDB-45198 Oracle Glassfish OSE 4.1 - Path Traversal (Metasploit) webapps, 2018-08-14
- EDB-45196 Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 - Path Traversal (Metasploit) webapps, 2018-08-14
- EDB-39441 Oracle GlassFish Server 4.1 - Directory Traversal webapps, 2015-08-27
- Nuclei template Oracle GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
- trustwave.com https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-016/?fid=6904 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/45198/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/45196/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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trustwave.com
/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-016/?fid=6904
exploit, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-1000028
- NVD CVE-2017-1000028
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