Relative Path Traversal Affecting org.apache.commons:commons-vfs2 package, versions [,2.10.0)
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- published25 Mar 2025
- disclosed23 Mar 2025
- creditArnout Engelen
Introduced: 23 Mar 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.commons:commons-vfs2 to version 2.10.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal via the resolveFile() method when the scope parameter is set to NameScope.DESCENDENT. An attacker can access files outside of the intended directory by including encoded directory traversal sequences such as %2E%2E in place of ... Files that are not descendents of the base file may be exposed without throwing the expected exception.