Medium

Directory traversal in development mode handler in Vaadin 14 and 15-17

  • Disclosed: 19.04.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Improper URL validation in development mode handler in com.vaadin:flow-server versions 2.0.0 through 2.4.1 (Vaadin 14.0.0 through 14.4.2), and 3.0 prior to 5.0 (Vaadin 15 prior to 18) allows attacker to request arbitrary files stored outside of intended frontend resources folder.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) com.vaadin:vaadin-bom >= 14.0.0, < 14.4.3, >= 15.0.0, < 18.0.0 14.4.3, 18.0.0

References

CVSS score 5.9/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
com.vaadin:vaadin-bom
Disclosed
19.04.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-82mf-mmh7-hxp5 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: com.vaadin:vaadin-bom

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.

All (18) in the archive
Total entries
18
First → latest
04.2021 11.2021
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 5
  • Medium 10
  • Low 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 18
  2. 2022: 0
  3. 2023: 0
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. High · 6.3 CVE-2021-31411 >= 14.0.3, < 14.5.3, >= 15.0.0, < 19.0.5 14.5.3, 19.0.5
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2020-36320 >= 7.0.0.beta1, < 7.7.22 7.7.22
  3. Directory traversal in development mode handler in Vaadin 14 and 15-17 this entry
    Medium · 5.9 ghsa-82mf-mmh7-hxp5 >= 14.0.0, < 14.4.3, >= 15.0.0, < 18.0.0 14.4.3, 18.0.0
  4. High · 7.5 CVE-2021-31405 >= 14.0.6, < 14.4.4, >= 15.0.0, < 17.0.11 14.4.4, 17.0.11
  5. High · 8.6 ghsa-j9wr-49vq-rm5g >= 12.0.0, < 14.4.10, >= 19.0.0, < 19.0.1 14.4.10, 19.0.1

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