High

FusionAuth vulnerable to directory traversal attack

  • Disclosed: 28.11.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

FusionAuth before 1.41.3 allows a file outside of the application root to be viewed or retrieved using an HTTP request. To be specific, an attacker may be able to view or retrieve any file readable by the user running the FusionAuth process.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) io.fusionauth:fusionauth-java-client >= 1.37.0, < 1.41.3 1.41.3

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
io.fusionauth:fusionauth-java-client
Disclosed
28.11.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rmcx-fg5w-x8j9 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: io.fusionauth:fusionauth-java-client

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.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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