CVE-2018-1000817 json
Asset Pipeline Grails Plugin vulnerable to Path Traversal
published 2018-12-20 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-w73q-mc9g-j56x , EUVD-2022-5517
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Asset Pipeline Grails Plugin Asset-pipeline plugin version Prior to 2.14.1.1, 2.15.1 and 3.0.6 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in Applications deployed in Jetty that can result in Download .class files and any arbitrary file. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted GET request containing directory traversal from assets-pipeline context. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.14.1.1 (for Grails 2.x), 2.15.1 (for Grails 3 and Java 7) and 3.0.6 (for Grails 3 and Java 8).
Patch / fix
- maven org.grails.plugins:asset-pipeline 2.14.1, 2.15.1, 3.0.6
- asset_pipeline_project asset-pipeline 2.14.1.1, 2.15.1, 3.0.6
Exploit prediction
2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- grailsblog.objectcomputing.com http://grailsblog.objectcomputing.com/posts/2018/09/23/security-vulnerability-in-asset-pipeline-and-jetty.html 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 |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.grails.plugins:asset-pipeline | <2.14.1 >=2.15.0, <2.15.1 >=3.0.0, <3.0.6 |
2.14.1 2.15.1 3.0.6 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
grailsblog.objectcomputing.com
/posts/2018/09/23/security-vulnerability-in-asset-pipeline-and-jetty.html
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/grails/grails-core/issues/11068
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000817
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-1000817
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w73q-mc9g-j56x
- NVD CVE-2018-1000817
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