Pivotal Spring Cloud Config CVE-2019-3799 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:108289

Info

Pivotal Spring Cloud Config CVE-2019-3799 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 108289
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2019-3799
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 16 2019 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2019 12:00AM
Credit: Vern from PingAn Galaxy Lab.
Vulnerable: Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 2.1.1
Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 2.1
Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 2.0.3
Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 2.0
Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 1.4.5
Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 1.4
Not Vulnerable: Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 2.1.2
Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 2.0.4
Pivotal Software Spring Cloud Config 1.4.6

Discussion

Pivotal Spring Cloud Config CVE-2019-3799 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Pivotal Spring Cloud Config is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

A remote attacker could exploit this issue using directory-traversal characters ('../') to access arbitrary files that contain sensitive information. Information harvested may aid in launching further attacks.

Spring Cloud Config 2.1.0 through 2.1.1, 2.0.0 through 2.0.3 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.5 are vulnerable; prior unsupported versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Pivotal Spring Cloud Config CVE-2019-3799 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

Pivotal Spring Cloud Config CVE-2019-3799 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

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