CVE-2015-5638

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Published Sep 20, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.655% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:59 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: Sep 20, 2015, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:59 AM
Reserved: Jul 24, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 20, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM

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