WildFly has incomplete blacklist vulnerability
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the servlet filter restriction mechanism in WildFly (formerly JBoss Application Server) before 10.0.0.Final on Windows allows remote attackers to read the sensitive files in the (1) WEB-INF or (2) META-INF directory via a request that contains (a) lowercase or (b) "meaningless" characters.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wildfly:wildfly-parent | < 10.0.0.Final | 10.0.0.Final |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.wildfly:wildfly-undertow | < 10.0.0.Final | 10.0.0.Final |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0793
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1305937
- https://github.com/wildfly/wildfly
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180215-0001
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03784en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39573
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136323/Wildfly-Filter-Restriction-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.wildfly:wildfly-parent, org.wildfly:wildfly-undertow- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9q87-22gr-r8qf - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.wildfly:wildfly-undertow
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 10.2018 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
- Medium 2
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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