Medium

FitNesse Path Traversal

  • Disclosed: 15.11.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') issue exists in FitNesse releases prior to 20241026. If this vulnerability is exploited, an attacker may be able to know whether a file exists at a specific path, and/or obtain some part of the file contents under specific conditions.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.fitnesse:fitnesse < 20241026 20241026

References

CVSS score 5.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.fitnesse:fitnesse
Disclosed
15.11.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q297-5ff8-hc92 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.fitnesse:fitnesse

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
5
First → latest
05.2022 11.2024
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 1
  • Medium 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 4
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2024-39610 < 20241026 20241026
  2. FitNesse Path Traversal this entry
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-42499 < 20241026 20241026
  3. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2024-28128 < 20220319 20220319
  4. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-28125 <= 20240707 no fix
  5. High CVE-2014-1216 >= 20131110, < 20140418 20140418

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