CVE-2018-11789 json
When accessing the heron-ui webpage, people can modify the file paths outside of the current container to access any file on the host.
published 2019-03-18 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-3788
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.9%
- EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
When accessing the heron-ui webpage, people can modify the file paths outside of the current container to access any file on the host. Example woule be modifying the parameter path= to go to the directory you would like to view. i.e. ..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd.
Exploit prediction
6.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Apache Incubator Heron
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
lists.apache.org
/thread.html/5ea1a102d87a47c5912d745fa0d5dfa2830fc94099cbc30911f095b9%40%3Cdev.heron.apache.org%3E
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/107430
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-11789
- NVD CVE-2018-11789
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