CVE-2015-5638 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

Published: 2015-09-20

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dena:h20::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dena:h20::beta1::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5590	Directory traversal vulnerability in H2O before 1.4.5 and 1.5.x before 1.5.0-beta2, when the file.dir directive is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00242.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65602714/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000136
https://h2o.examp1e.net/vulnerabilities.html#CVE-2015-5638

History

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Subscriptions

Dena H20

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2015-09-20T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.176Z

Reserved: 2015-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5638

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-09-20T14:59:00.117

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5638

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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