CVE-2018-13864: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 13, 2022 (updated November 22, 2022)

A directory traversal vulnerability has been found in the Assets controller in Play Framework 2.6.12 through 2.6.15 (fixed in 2.6.16) when running on Windows. It allows a remote attacker to download arbitrary files from the target server via specially crafted HTTP requests.

References

discuss.lightbend.com/t/play-2-6-16-released/1575
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v4mq-p756-p4f5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13864
www.playframework.com/security/vulnerability/CVE-2018-13864-PathTraversal

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