CVE-2018-14371: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 14, 2022 (updated November 12, 2022)

The getLocalePrefix function in ResourceManager.java in Eclipse Mojarra before 2.3.7 is affected by Directory Traversal via the loc parameter. A remote attacker can download configuration files or Java bytecodes from applications.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-43q7-q5vp-3g68
github.com/eclipse-ee4j/mojarra/commit/1b434748d9239f42eae8aa7d37d7a0930c061e24
github.com/eclipse-ee4j/mojarra/pull/4384
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14371

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