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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2021-30638 json

An Information Disclosure due to insufficient input validation exists in Apache Tapestry 5.4.0 and later

published 2021-04-27 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-ghm8-mmx7-xvg2 , EUVD-2022-1426

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.6%
EPSS 6.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Information Exposure vulnerability in context asset handling of Apache Tapestry allows an attacker to download files inside WEB-INF if using a specially-constructed URL. This was caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-13953. This issue affects Apache Tapestry Apache Tapestry 5.4.0 version to Apache Tapestry 5.6.3; Apache Tapestry 5.7.0 version and Apache Tapestry 5.7.1.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core 5.6.4, 5.7.2
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Tapestry Apache Tapestry 5.6.4, Apache Tapestry 5.7.2

Exploit prediction

6.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/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 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/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.apache.tapestry:tapestry-core
>=5.4.0, <5.6.4
>=5.7.0, <5.7.2
5.6.4
5.7.2

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache Tapestry

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

Sources

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