Http4s: ResourceService and Webjar Service path escape via percent-encoded separators
The static content handlers ResourceService and WebjarService URL decode each path segment and then reject only segments that are exactly "", ".", or "..". A percent-encoded separator (%2F) lets an attacker smuggle a ../ segment past that filter and escape the configured base, reading resources that should not be public.
On Windows, a similar attack exists with (%5C).
Impact
Disclosure of classpath or webjar resources outside the configured base.
Preconditions
- Application uses
ResourceService(with a non-root base path) orWebjarService - At least one classpath entry is served from a directory (e.g.
sbt run, exploded .war) - Backend forwards
%2F/%5Cwithout normalizing (e.g., Ember, Blaze)
Fixes
The patch rejects any decoded path segment containing / (%2F) or \ (%5C) with a 400 Bad Request in ResourceService and WebjarService.
FileService was not exploitable, but the same guards are applied for consistency and to remove its reliance on path normalization.
Workarounds
- Deploy as a fat jar, with no filesystem directories on the classpath.
- Front the service with a proxy that rejects/normalizes
%2Fand%5Cin the request path.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12 | < 0.23.35 | 0.23.35 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.http4s:http4s-server_2.13 | < 0.23.35, >= 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M47 | 0.23.35, 1.0.0-M47 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.http4s:http4s-server_3 | < 0.23.35, >= 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M47 | 0.23.35, 1.0.0-M47 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-22- Plataforma
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Paquete
org.http4s:http4s-server_2.12, org.http4s:http4s-server_2.13, org.http4s:http4s-server_3- Publicada
- 15.09.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-crq5-92j2-j7wv - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: org.http4s:http4s-server_2.13
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- Entradas en total
- 3
- Primera → última
- 09.2021 09.2026
- Sin corrección
- 0
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- 0
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- Crítica 1
- Alta 1
- Media 1
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- 2021: 2
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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